algema
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Arabic الجَامِعَة (al-jāmiʕa, “a shackle of iron, collecting together the two hands to the neck”), from the active participle of جَمَعَ (jamaʕa, “to collect”).
==== Pronunciation ====
Rhymes: -emɐ
Hyphenation: al‧ge‧ma
==== Noun ====
algema f (plural algemas)
(chiefly in the plural) handcuff, manacle, shackle
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Pronunciation ====
Rhymes: -ɛmɐ
Hyphenation: al‧ge‧ma
==== Verb ====
algema
inflection of algemar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“algema”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“algema”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026