English Explanatory Dictionary

almah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.

Pronunciation

/ˈæl.mə/

Word forms

almah almahs awalim alma alme almeh

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِمَة (ʕālima, “singer”), originally a feminine adjective meaning ‘learned, knowledgeable’, from عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).

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