ulema

== English == === Alternative forms === ulama, ‘ulama’, directly from Arabic olema (dated) === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish علما (ulemâ), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ, plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “learned one”)). Doublet of ulama and olema. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊləmə/, /ˈuːlɪmə/, /uːləˈmɑː/ === Noun === ulema plural of alim; the guardians of legal and religious tradition in Islam; clerics. === Anagrams === Alemu, Maule, Muela, maule == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish علما (ulema), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ), plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “learned one”). === Noun === ulema f (plural ulemale) ulema ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Noun === ulema m (plural ulemas) (Islam) alim === Further reading === “ulema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish علما (ʿulemā, “learned men; doctors of the canon law of Islam”), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ), plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “scholar, man of letters”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /u.leˈmaː/ Hyphenation: u‧le‧ma === Noun === ulema pl (definite accusative ulemayı) (dated) plural of âlim; scholars, learned people Synonym: âlimler (Islam, dated) religious scholars ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “ulema”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ulema”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4979