عَلَّامٌ
Root: علم
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عَلَّامٌ
and
عُلَّامٌ , both mentioned by ISd, the latter [which is less used] from Lh, and
عَلَّامَةٌ and
تِعْلِمَةٌ and
, Very knowing or scientific or learned: the ة in
عَلَّامَةٌ is added to denote intensiveness; or [rather] to denote that the person to whom it is applied has attained the utmost degree of the quality signified thereby; [so that it means knowing &c. in the utmost degree; or it may be rendered very very, or singularly, knowing or scientific or learned;] and this epithet is applied also to a woman: [
, likewise, is doubly intensive; and so, app., is
تِعْلِمَةٌ :] the pl. of عَلَّامٌ is عَلَّامُونَ; and that of
عُلَّامٌ is عُلَّامُونَ. See also, for the first, عَلِيمٌ.
2 Also the same epithets, or عَلَّامٌ and عَلَّامَةٌ , i. q. نَسَّابَةٌ; [or rather عَلَّامٌ signifies نَسَّابٌ, i. e. very skilful in genealogies, or a great genealogist; and عَلَّامَةٌ signifies نَسَّابَةٌ, i. e. possessing the utmost knowledge in genealogies, or a most skilful genealogist;] from العِلْمُ.
2 Also the same epithets, or عَلَّامٌ and عَلَّامَةٌ , i. q. نَسَّابَةٌ; [or rather عَلَّامٌ signifies نَسَّابٌ, i. e. very skilful in genealogies, or a great genealogist; and عَلَّامَةٌ signifies نَسَّابَةٌ, i. e. possessing the utmost knowledge in genealogies, or a most skilful genealogist;] from العِلْمُ.
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