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alim en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑːlɪm/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. An educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class
   • Akram is a working alim, lecturing in mosques and universities and dispensing fatwas on issues like inheritance and divorce. 2007 February 25, Carla Power, “A Secret History”, in New York Times:

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Relateds

ulema

Translations (19)

id alim (scholar of Islamic law) · bn আলিম (scholar of Islamic law) · tr âlim (scholar of Islamic law) · fa عالم (scholar of Islamic law) · lez алим (scholar of Islamic law) · pt ulemá (scholar of Islamic law) · uz olim (scholar of Islamic law) · tg олим (scholar of Islamic law) · ms alim (scholar of Islamic law) · ar عَالِم (scholar of Islamic law) · ug ئالىم (scholar of Islamic law) · tk alym (scholar of Islamic law) · hi आलिम (scholar of Islamic law) · az alim (scholar of Islamic law) · ps عالم (scholar of Islamic law) · ru али́м (scholar of Islamic law) · pt alim (scholar of Islamic law) · ur عالم (scholar of Islamic law) · es ulema (scholar of Islamic law)