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عَلِيم
Aleem
a-LEEM
“Knowing, learned.”
About Aleem
Aleem is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "knowing, learned" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-ل-م meaning 'to know'. Alim is one who knows — the learned. (Al-Alim, 'the All-Knowing', is one of the names of God.)
Common in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh; often as Abdul Aleem.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Alim, Aalim, Alem
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Aleem is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Aleem
- What does the name Aleem mean?
- Aleem (عَلِيم) means "Knowing, learned". From the Arabic root ع-ل-م meaning 'to know'. Alim is one who knows — the learned. (Al-Alim, 'the All-Knowing', is one of the names of God.)
- Is Aleem a name from the Qur'an?
- Aleem does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Aleem a boy or a girl name?
- Aleem is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Aleem come from?
- Aleem is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters ʿ-L-M. Common in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh; often as Abdul Aleem.
- How is Aleem spelled?
- Aleem is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (عَلِيم) is also written Alim, Aalim, and Alem. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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