Where does “علماء” come from?
علماء (Arabic) comes from Arabic عُلَمَاء, from Arabic عَالِم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
علماء (Arabic): plural of عَالِم; masculine plural of عَلِيم
Definitions
- plural of عَالِم; masculine plural of عَلِيم
Ancestry of “علماء”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عُلَمَاء | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَالِم | knowing, learned, also scholar; learned one;... |
| 3 | Arabic | عَلِمَ | to know, to perceive, to distinguish |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |