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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عالم (ālim, “who knows, learned, erudite, a doctor of science”),[1][2] from Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈlim/
- Hyphenation: a‧lim
Noun
âlim (definite accusative âlimi, plural âlimler or (dated) ulema)
- alim, scholar, savant
- Synonym: bilgin
- İmâm-ı Gazâlî, Ehl-i Sünnet'in en büyük âlimlerindendir. ― Imam Gazali is one of the greatest alims of Sunni Islam.
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عالم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1278
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “عالم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 836
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “alim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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