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almah.

An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæl.mə/US
  1. An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِمَة (ʕālima, “singer”), originally a feminine adjective meaning ‘learned, knowledgeable’, from عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).

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