Meaning

1 senses
  1. An educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class

    али́мalím

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
scholar of Islamic law:

Origin

From Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim), active participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).

From Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim), active participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).

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Forms

plural: ulama / ulema / alims
Singularalim
Pluralulama / ulema / alims

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
alim — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto