أَعْلَمَ
Root: علم
Form: 4
Full Definition
أَعْلَمَIV
see 2, in six places.
2 One says also, اعلم الثَّوْبَ He made the garment, or piece of cloth, to have a mark; or he made upon it, or in it, a mark. [And, said of a weaver, or an embroiderer,] He made to the garment, or piece of cloth, a border, or borders, of figured, or variegated, or embroidered, work, or the like.
3 And اعلم عَلَيْهِ He made, or put, or set, a mark upon it; namely, a writing, or book, &c.: [or] اعلم عَلَى مَوْضِعِ كَذَا مِنَ الكِتَابِ عَلَامَةً [He made, &c., a mark upon such a place of the writing, or book].
4 اعلم الفَرَسَ He suspended upon the horse some coloured wool, red, or white, in war, or battle. And اعلم نَفْسَهُ He marked himself with the mark, sign, token, or badge, of war; as also . [Or] اعلم الفَارِسُ The horseman made, or appointed, for himself, [or distinguished himself by,] the mark, sign, token, or badge, of the men of courage. And لَهُ عَلَامَةً I appointed to him (وَضَعْتُ لَهُ) a mark, sign, or token, which he would, or should, know.
5 And علّم القَبْرَ (K in art. رجم) He put a tombstone [as a mark] to the grave.
def.2 اعلم said of a well-sinker, He found the well that he was digging to be one having much water.
2 One says also, اعلم الثَّوْبَ He made the garment, or piece of cloth, to have a mark; or he made upon it, or in it, a mark. [And, said of a weaver, or an embroiderer,] He made to the garment, or piece of cloth, a border, or borders, of figured, or variegated, or embroidered, work, or the like.
3 And اعلم عَلَيْهِ He made, or put, or set, a mark upon it; namely, a writing, or book, &c.: [or] اعلم عَلَى مَوْضِعِ كَذَا مِنَ الكِتَابِ عَلَامَةً [He made, &c., a mark upon such a place of the writing, or book].
4 اعلم الفَرَسَ He suspended upon the horse some coloured wool, red, or white, in war, or battle. And اعلم نَفْسَهُ He marked himself with the mark, sign, token, or badge, of war; as also . [Or] اعلم الفَارِسُ The horseman made, or appointed, for himself, [or distinguished himself by,] the mark, sign, token, or badge, of the men of courage. And لَهُ عَلَامَةً I appointed to him (وَضَعْتُ لَهُ) a mark, sign, or token, which he would, or should, know.
5 And علّم القَبْرَ (K in art. رجم) He put a tombstone [as a mark] to the grave.
def.2 اعلم said of a well-sinker, He found the well that he was digging to be one having much water.
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