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عَالِمٍ learned in Arabic

عَالِمٍ is how you say “learned” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَدَلَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ عَالِمٍ

Then he pointed to a learned man.

عَالِمٍ learned

This is a describing word attached to 'a man', and it agrees with that noun in being indefinite, masculine singular, and in the 'of...' (genitive) shape. Its matching indefinite genitive ending is what binds it to the man it modifies, specifying him as a learned one.

From The Joy of Repentance

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More example sentences

وَرُبَّمَا قَوِيَتْ مَعْرِفَةُ عَالِمٍ مِنْهُمْ، وَتَفَاقَمَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ

Perhaps the knowledge of a scholar among them grew strong, while his sins worsened.

عَالِمٍ a scholar

An indefinite noun closing the 'of' chain, so it sits in the 'of'-style ending as the owner: 'knowledge of a scholar'. Being indefinite, it points to some unspecified scholar. The two nouns abut directly, the Arabic way of binding possessor to possessed without a linking word.

From Preparing for Death and Repentance

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