Lesson 1 and 2 Flashcards
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Perfect Verb (past) — الماضي
عَلِمَ
To Know: He Knew
ʿalima
Imperfect Verb (present/future) — المضارع
يَعْلَمُ
He knows / He is knowing
Verbal Noun (مصدر)
عِلْمٌ
“Knower” or “one who knows”
Often used to mean “scholar” or “knowledgeable person”.
Knowledge • Science • Awareness • Understanding • Learning
It refers to knowledge that is known, understood, or taught — whether it’s religious, worldly, or scientific.
ʿālim
Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)
عَلِيمٌ|عَالِمٌ
Often used to mean “scholar” or “knowledgeable person”
“Knower” or “one who knows”
ʿālim
Passive Participle (اسم المفعول)
مَعْلُومٌ
“Known”
This refers to something that is known.
maʿlūm
Summary Table : عَلِمَ
Passive Participle مَعْلُوم Known
Active Participle عَالِم Knower / Scholar
Verbal Noun (Maṣdar) عِلْم Knowledge
Imperfect (Present) يَعْلَمُ He knows / is knowing
Perfect (Past) ʿalima He knew
1. Perfect Verb (الماضي)
جَهِلَ
“He was ignorant” or “He did not know”
I was ignorant = جَهِلْتُ (jahiltu)
You (m) were ignorant = جَهِلْتَ (jahilta)
jahila
Imperfect Verb (المضارع)
يَجْهَلُ
“He is ignorant / He does not know”
yajhalu
Verbal Noun (مصدر)
جَهْلٌ
“Ignorance”
jahlun
Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)
جَاهِلٌ
“Ignorant (person)”
jāhilun
Passive Participle (اسم المفعول)
مَجْهُولٌ
“Unknown” / “Ignored”
majhūlun
1. Passive Participle (اسم المفعول)
مَصْدُوقٌ
Literal: that is believed/trusted
Truthful, believed, or considered truthful
One who has been confirmed as speaking the truth
2. Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)
صَادِقٌ
one who tells the truth / truthful
(ṣādiq) | /ṣā-di-q/
3. Verbal Noun (المصدر)
صِدْقٌ
truthfulness / honesty
ṣidq
4. Imperfect Form (المضارع)
يَصْدُقُ
he tells the truth / he is truthful
yaṣduqu
5. Perfect Form (الماضي)
صَدَقَ
he told the truth
ṣa-da-qa/
1. Perfect (الماضي)
كَتَبَ
he wrote
ka-ta-ba
2. Imperfect (المضارع)
يَكْتُبُ
he writes / he is writing
yak-tu-bu
٣. Verbal Noun (المصدر)
كِتَابَةٌ
writing (the act or process of writing)
ki-tā-bah/ki-tā-ba-tun
4. Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)
كَاتِبٌ
writer / one who writes |Writing
kā-tib
5. Passive Participle (اسم المفعول)
مَكْتُوبٌ
written
mak-tūb
1. Perfect Tense (Past) – الفعل الماضي
قَرَأَ
He read
Pronunciation: /qa-ra-a/
2. Imperfect Tense (Present) – الفعل المضارع
يَقْرَأُ
He reads / He is reading
/yaq-ra-ʾu/
3. Verbal Noun (Masdar) – المصدر
قِرَاءَةٌ
Reading (the act of reading)
/qi-rā-ʾa-tun/