Learn Arabic › A2 › عَلامَة
عَلامَة
sign /ʕaˈlaːma/
nounA2#919 most common
Also: mark, grade or score (in school), symbol; token
Example sentences
ما هٰذِهِ العَلامَةُ؟
What is this sign?
عَلى الطَّريقِ عَلامَةٌ حَمْراءُ.
There is a red sign on the road.
حَصَلَ الطّالِبُ عَلى عَلامَةٍ عالِيَةٍ في الِامْتِحانِ.
The student got a high grade on the exam.
تَرَكَتِ الحادِثَةُ عَلامَةً واضِحَةً عَلى وَجْهِهِ.
The accident left a clear mark on his face.
تُعَدُّ هٰذِهِ العَلامَةُ التِّجارِيَّةُ مِنْ أَشْهَرِ العَلاماتِ في العالَمِ.
This trademark is one of the most famous brands in the world.
لَمْ تَكُنْ نَبْرَةُ صَوْتِهِ سِوى عَلامَةٍ عَلى قَلَقٍ دَفينٍ لَمْ يُفْصِحْ عَنْهُ.
The tone of his voice was nothing but a sign of a buried anxiety he did not disclose.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَلامَةٌ | عَلاماتٌ |
| Genitive | عَلامَةٍ | عَلاماتٍ |
| Accusative | عَلامَةً | عَلاماتٍ |
| Vocative | يا عَلامَةُ | يا عَلاماتُ |
Word family
عَلامَة تِجارِيَّةtrademark, brand
عَلامَة استِفهامquestion mark
عَلَّمَto mark; to teach
مَعالِمlandmarks, features
عِلْمknowledge, scienceEtymology
عَلامَة comes from the Arabic triliteral root ع-ل-م, which links the senses of knowing and marking. A عَلامَة is literally the thing by which something is recognized, the mark that makes it known. The same root gives عِلْم 'knowledge,' عَلَم 'flag or landmark,' and مُعَلِّم 'teacher.' The word is built on the faʿāla noun pattern with the feminine ending ة.
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