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ulema.

plural of âlim; scholars, learned people

5 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/u.leˈmaː/
  1. plural of âlim; scholars, learned people

    dated · form-of · plural
  2. religious scholars

    dated · plural
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish علما (ʿulemā, “learned men; doctors of the canon law of Islam”), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ), plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “scholar, man of letters”).

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