alim
English
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim), active participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɑːlɪm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editalim (plural ulama or ulema or alims)
- An educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class
- 2007 February 25, Carla Power, “A Secret History”, in New York Times[1]:
- Akram is a working alim, lecturing in mosques and universities and dispensing fatwas on issues like inheritance and divorce.
Related terms
editTranslations
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editAnagrams
editAzerbaijani
edit| Cyrillic | алим | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | عالم | |
Etymology
editBorrowed from Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalim (definite accusative alimi, plural alimlər)
Declension
edit| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alim | alimlər |
| definite accusative | alimi | alimləri |
| dative | alimə | alimlərə |
| locative | alimdə | alimlərdə |
| ablative | alimdən | alimlərdən |
| definite genitive | alimin | alimlərin |
Indonesian
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈalim/ [ˈa.lɪm]
- Rhymes: -alim
- Syllabification: a‧lim
Etymology 1
editInherited from Malay alim, from Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim).
Adjective
editalim (comparative lebih alim, superlative paling alim)
Derived terms
editNoun
editalim (plural alim-alim)
- alim (educated scholar of Islamic law)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editalim (plural alim-alim)
Further reading
edit- “alim”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Mokilese
edit| ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
|---|---|---|
| General: limoaw Animate: limmen Long objects: limpas Pieces: limkij Serial counting number: alim General ordinal: kalimoaw Animate ordinal: kalimmen Long objects ordinal: kalimpas Pieces ordinal: kalimkij | ||
Numeral
editalim
- the numeral five, used for serial counting
References
editOld Norse
editVerb
editalim
Portuguese
editPronunciation
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Noun
editalim m (plural alins)
Further reading
edit- “alim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
Sumerian
editRomanization
editalim
- romanization of 𒄋 (alim)
Sundanese
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim), active participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).
Adjective
editalim (Sundanese script ᮃᮜᮤᮙ᮪)
| Sundanese register set | |
|---|---|
| lemes ka sorangan | alim, narah |
| lemes ka batur | teu kersa |
| loma | embung |
Verb
editalim (Sundanese script ᮃᮜᮤᮙ᮪)
Tagalog
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalim/ [ˈʔaː.lɪm]
- Rhymes: -alim
- Syllabification: a‧lim
Noun
editalim (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋ᜔)
- drying the body after bathing or getting wet
- sublimation
- Synonym: sublimasyon
- (obsolete) burning of gold; the blackening of gold by fire
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editInherited from Proto-Philippine *áləm (“a shrub or tree: Melanolepis multiglandulosa”). Compare Yami aom, Ibatan ahem / axem, Ilocano alem, Pangasinan alom, Hanunoo alom, Central Bikol alom, Cebuano alom, and Mansaka arem.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalim/ [ˈʔaː.lɪm], /ʔaˈlim/ [ʔɐˈlɪm]
- Rhymes: -alim, -im
- Syllabification: a‧lim
Noun
editalim or alím (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋ᜔)
- Melanolepis multiglandulosa (a species of plant)
- Synonyms: aling, pakalkal, takip-asin, tres-puntos
Further reading
editTashelhit
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Tarifit řum (“straw”) and Ghadames oləm (“straw”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalim m (collective, annexed state walim, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵍⵉⵎ, Arabic spelling آليم)
Derived terms
edit- aɣaras n walim (“Milky Way”)
- ifr n walim (“straw”)
- ilammn (“bran”)
See also
editReferences
edit- Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 235a
Volapük
editNoun
editalim (plural alims)
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English terms derived from the Arabic root ع ل م
- English 2-syllable words
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- Azerbaijani terms derived from Arabic
- Azerbaijani terms derived from the Arabic root ع ل م
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/alim
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- Indonesian terms derived from Arabic
- Indonesian terms derived from the Arabic root ع ل م
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian lemmas
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- pt:Islam
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/alim
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- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
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- tl:Chemistry
- tl:Fire
- tl:Spurges
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