Hafiz soon
Ar-Rahman · 55:4
[And] taught him eloquence.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 2
عَلَّمَهُ
ʿallamahu
He taught him
Word breakdown
علم
Fi'l · VerbHe taught him
RootعلمElm
to know, knowledge
854× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaعَلَّمَVerb (form II) - to teach
هُ
Ism · Personal pronounhim/his/it
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
عَلَّمَهُ (He taught him) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb form II — intensified
عَلَّمَهُ (He taught him) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.
The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV