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âlem.

world

4 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/aːˈlem/[-æm]

  1. world

  2. Universe

  3. kingdom

    hayvanlar âlemi

  4. a person exhibitng unusual or amusing behavior, a character

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عالم (alem), borrowed from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam), borrowed from Aramaic עָלְמָא / ܥܳܠܡܳܐ (ʿāləmā).

adj/aːˈlem/[-æm]

  1. exhibiting unusual or amusing behavior

    Çok âlem adamsın!
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عالم (alem), borrowed from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam), borrowed from Aramaic עָלְמָא / ܥܳܠܡܳܐ (ʿāləmā).

pron/aːˈlem/[-æm]

  1. everyone

  2. everybody

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عالم (alem), borrowed from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam), borrowed from Aramaic עָלְמָא / ܥܳܠܡܳܐ (ʿāləmā).

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