alim
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
/ˈɑːlɪm/
Definition of alim
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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An educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class
“Akram is a working alim, lecturing in mosques and universities and dispensing fatwas on issues like inheritance and divorce.”
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noun
-
An educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class
“Akram is a working alim, lecturing in mosques and universities and dispensing fatwas on issues like inheritance and divorce.”
name
- A surname from Arabic.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim), active participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).
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