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What do these words have in common?
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ع • ل • م
KNOWING
عَلِمَ
ع • ل • م
He knew
عَالِم
ع • ل • م
Knower
عَلِيـم
ع • ل • م
All-Knowing
عِلْم
ع • ل • م
Knowledge
مَـعْلُوم
ع • ل • م
Known
يَـعْلَمُونَ
ع • ل • م
They know
ع ل م
Knowing

These three letters form the root.
The root carries a single core idea shared by a family of related words.

"The form changes. The root remains."
عَلِمَ
He knew
One root. Many words. One family.
ع ل م Knowing
عَلِمَ He knew
عَلِيم All-Knowing
عَالِم Knower
عِلْم Knowledge
مَعْلُوم Known
عَلَّمَ He taught
Root Guess trains you to recognize these hidden connections.
Can you find its root?
مَغْفِرَة
Forgiveness
Words ➔ Patterns ➔ Roots ➔ Families ➔ Understanding
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