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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish علما (ʿulemâ), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ, plural of عَالِم (ʕālim)).
Pronunciation
Noun
ouléma m (plural oulémas)
- (Islam) a Muslim scholar
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