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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
It may be connected with Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”), or come from Old French alemande.[1] Alternatively from Ottoman Turkish, from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam, “sign, token; symbol; banner”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎlem/
- Hyphenation: а‧лем
Noun
а̀лем m (Latin spelling àlem)
- jewel, gem
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish عالم (âlem) (Turkish alem), from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam, “world”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎːlem/
- Hyphenation: а‧лем
Noun
а́лем m (Latin spelling álem)
- world
References
- ^ Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Z., 1971, v. 1, p. 28, alem: mislim da se u alem može da sakriva grčka riječ adāmas »dijamant« ... Ali treba pomišljati i na to da se može raditi o istoj riječi alemande, koja dolazi u spomenutom starofrancuskom Pelerinage-M