alim

See also: Alım, alım, and âlim

English

Etymology

From Arabic عَالِم‎ (ʿālim), active participle of عَلِمَ‎ (ʿalima, “to know”).

Noun

alim (plural ulama or alims)

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

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Indonesian

Adjective

alim

  1. pious
  2. religious

Noun

alim

  1. alim

Portuguese

Noun

alim m (plural alins)

  1. (Islam) alim (scholar of Islamic law)

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Sundanese

Adjective

alim

  1. highly educated in religion
  2. pious

Verb

alim

  1. not want to

Volapük

Noun

alim (plural alims)

  1. everyone
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