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scholar in Arabic

عَالِم ʕālim

/ˈskɒlə/US/ˈskɑlɚ/

scholar in Arabic: عَالِم (ʕālim). In English, scholar means a student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.

Arabic words for scholar

specialist in a particular branch of knowledge
عَالِم ʕālim
learned person
عَالِم ʕālim

English meaning of scholar

  1. noun A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
  2. noun A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
  3. noun A learned person; a bookman.
  4. noun Someone who received a prestigious scholarship.

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Questions about scholar in Arabic

What is the meaning of scholar in Arabic?
Scholar in Arabic is عَالِم (ʕālim).
ما معنى كلمة scholar؟
Scholar: عَالِم (ʕālim).
What does scholar mean in English?
Scholar means a student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scholar (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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