تلميذ

Arabic

Etymology

From Hebrew תַּלְמִיד‎ (talmīḏ) or Aramaic תַּלְמִידָא‎ (talmīḏā), forming the denominal root ت ل م ذ‎ (t-l-m-ḏ). Related to Classical Syriac ܬܠܡܝܕܐ‎, Ge'ez ተልሚድ (tälmid), تَلْمُود‎ (talmūd), another borrowing from the same Hebrew and Aramaic root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /til.miːð/
  • (file)

Noun

تِلْمِيذ • (tilmīḏ) m (plural تَلَامِيذ‎ (talāmīḏ) or تَلَامِذَة‎ (talāmiḏa), feminine تِلْمِيذَة‎ (tilmīḏa))

  1. pupil, student, disciple
    Synonym: طَالِب‎ (ṭālib)
  2. apprentice
  3. cadet
  4. (Christianity) Disciple

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “تلمذ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic تِلْمِيذ‎ (tilmīḏ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /til.miːz/, [tɪlˈmiːz]
  • (file)

Noun

تلميذ • (tilmīz) m (plural تلاميذ‎ (talāmīz), feminine تلميذة‎ (tilmīze))

  1. pupil, student (at school)
    Synonym: طالب‎ (ṭāleb)
  2. trainee, apprentice
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