ulemá

See also: ulema

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish علما (ulemâ), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ), plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “scholar”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: u‧le‧má

Noun

ulemá m (plural ulemás)

  1. (Islam) alim (scholar of Islamic law)
    Synonym: alim

Further reading

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