alem
التعريفات والمعاني
== Albanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اعلم (alem), from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).
=== Noun ===
além m
world
mankind
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
“alem”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
== Ao ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-rim (“to distribute”).
==== Pronunciation ====
(Chungli) IPA(key): /a˧.lɯm˧/, [a˧.lɯm˧]
==== Verb ====
alem
(Chungli) to divide, apportion
===== Inflection =====
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Proto-Central Naga *lVm, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lum (“warm”).
==== Pronunciation ====
(Chungli) IPA(key): /a˧.lɯm˧/, [a˧.lɯm˧]
==== Verb ====
alem
(Chungli) to be warm
===== Inflection =====
=== Further reading ===
Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[2], Berkeley: University of California, pages 99, 221
Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 176
== Crimean Tatar ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).
=== Noun ===
alem
world, universe
society, people
crescent on the mosque
coat of arms
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
“alem”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
== Indonesian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈaləm/ [ˈa.ləm]
Rhymes: -aləm
Syllabification: a‧lem
=== Verb ===
alem
spoil (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
=== Further reading ===
“alem”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Ngaju ==
=== Etymology ===
Akin to Malay malam and Tetum kalan.
=== Noun ===
alem
night
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Verb ====
alem
inflection of alar:
third-person plural present subjunctive
third-person plural imperative
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Adverb ====
alem (not comparable)
pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of além
==== Noun ====
alem m (plural alens)
pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of além
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اعلم (alem), from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).
=== Noun ===
alem n (uncountable)
Ottoman flag
==== Declension ====
== Sakizaya ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀəm.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a.ˈləm/, [a.ˈləm]
=== Noun ===
alem
pangolin
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
It may be connected with Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”), or come from Old French alemande. Alternatively from Ottoman Turkish, from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam, “sign, token; symbol; banner”).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ǎlem/
Hyphenation: a‧lem
==== Noun ====
àlem m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀лем)
(regional) jewel, gem
===== Derived terms =====
alem-kamen
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عالم (alem), from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam, “world”).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ǎːlem/
Hyphenation: a‧lem
==== Noun ====
álem m inan (Cyrillic spelling а́лем)
world
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“alem”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ottoman Turkish علم (alem), from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [aˈlæm]
Hyphenation: a‧lem
=== Noun ===
alem (definite accusative alemi, plural alemler)
banner
flag
The crescent made out of bronze or copper placed at the peak of minarets and flags.
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
“alem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu