alelumum

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Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish علی العموم, from Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) and الْعُمُوم (al-ʕumūm). Compare Azerbaijani ələlümum, Persian علی‌العموم (alalomum).

Adverb

alelumum (archaic)

  1. generally, in general; commonly
    Synonym: bilumum

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “alelumum”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عموم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1322
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN