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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam).
Pronunciation
Noun
aləm (definite accusative aləmi, plural aləmlər)
- (chiefly figurative) world
- Synonyms: dünya, cəhan
- maddi aləm ― the physical world
- cinayətkar aləm ― the criminal world
- heyvanlar aləmi ― the animal world
- Aləm bir-birinə dəydi. (idiomatic) ― a chaos broke out; a series of unfortunate events took place
- Aləm qarışdı. (idiomatic) ― matters came to a head
Declension
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