English Explanatory Dictionary

ulema

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of alim; the guardians of legal and religious tradition in Islam; clerics.

Pronunciation

/ˈʊləmə/ /ˈuːlɪmə/ /uːləˈmɑː/

Word forms

ulema ulama ‘ulama’ directly from Arabic olema

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish علما (ulemâ), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ, plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “learned one”)). Doublet of ulama and olema.

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