el âlem

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === el alem, elâlem, elalem === Etymology === According to Tietze, from el (“other people”) +‎ âlem (“realm”). Nişanyan rejects this etymology and instead suggests the word el is the Arabic article ال (al-, “the”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.laːˈlæm/, [e̞.l̠ʲäːˈl̠ʲæm] === Noun === el âlem (definite accusative el âlemi, uncountable) (collective) other people; foreigners, strangers any other person than oneself; others, other people any other person than the oneself and the people the spoken to el âlem hakkımızda konuşuyor ― other people are talking about us any person that the one does not know or recognize, strangers, foreigners any person that is not a part of one's nation, tribe, family, clan etc. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “el âlem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “el âlem”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı