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alma

See also: Alma and álma

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From colloquial Arabic عَالِمَة‎ (ʿālima, “singer”), originally a feminine adjective meaning “learned, knowledgeable”, from عَلِمَ‎ (ʿalima, “to know”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈæl.mə/
  • Audio (US)
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NounEdit

alma (plural almas or alma)

  1. An Egyptian singer or dancing-girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.

AnagramsEdit

AsturianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin anima.

NounEdit

alma f (plural almes)

  1. soul

SynonymsEdit

AzerbaijaniEdit

Other scripts
Cyrillic алма
Roman alma
Perso-Arabic آلما‎

Etymology 1Edit

From Common Turkic *alma.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

alma (definite accusative almanı, plural almalar)

  1. apple
DeclensionEdit
Declension of alma
singular plural
nominative alma almalar
definite accusative almanı almaları
dative almaya almalara
locative almada almalarda
ablative almadan almalardan
definite genitive almanın almaların
Possessive forms of alma
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) almam almalarım
sənin (“your”) alman almaların
onun (“his/her/its”) alması almaları
bizim (“our”) almamız almalarımız
sizin (“your”) almanız almalarınız
onların (“their”) alması or almaları almaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) almamı almalarımı
sənin (“your”) almanı almalarını
onun (“his/her/its”) almasını almalarını
bizim (“our”) almamızı almalarımızı
sizin (“your”) almanızı almalarınızı
onların (“their”) almasını or almalarını almalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) almama almalarıma
sənin (“your”) almana almalarına
onun (“his/her/its”) almasına almalarına
bizim (“our”) almamıza almalarımıza
sizin (“your”) almanıza almalarınıza
onların (“their”) almasına or almalarına almalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) almamda almalarımda
sənin (“your”) almanda almalarında
onun (“his/her/its”) almasında almalarında
bizim (“our”) almamızda almalarımızda
sizin (“your”) almanızda almalarınızda
onların (“their”) almasında or almalarında almalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) almamdan almalarımdan
sənin (“your”) almandan almalarından
onun (“his/her/its”) almasından almalarından
bizim (“our”) almamızdan almalarımızdan
sizin (“your”) almanızdan almalarınızdan
onların (“their”) almasından or almalarından almalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) almamın almalarımın
sənin (“your”) almanın almalarının
onun (“his/her/its”) almasının almalarının
bizim (“our”) almamızın almalarımızın
sizin (“your”) almanızın almalarınızın
onların (“their”) almasının or almalarının almalarının

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

alma

  1. second-person singular negative imperative of almaq

Crimean TatarEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Common Turkic *alma.

NounEdit

alma

  1. apple

DeclensionEdit

Declension of alma
nominative alma
genitive almanıñ
dative almağa
accusative almanı
locative almada
ablative almadan

GalicianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese alma, from Latin anima. The dialectal form ialma contains an antihiatic sandhi semi-vowel generated in the usual expression a alma, "the soul". Doublet of ánima.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈalmɐ], [ˈjalmɐ]

NounEdit

alma f (plural almas)

  1. soul (of a living person)
    • 1594, Anonymous, Entremés dos pastores:
      Ay Jan cata non te enfermes, nen sentencies con malicia, cata que a yalma perdes.
      Oh, Xan, look, don't get sick, or sentence with malice; watch out, because you are losing the soul
  2. (figuratively) person
    Synonyms: cristiano, persoa
  3. (figuratively) health
  4. (figuratively) core, nucleus
    Synonym: cerne

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • “alma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “alma” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “alma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “alma” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “alma” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Guinea-Bissau CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese alma. Cognate with Kabuverdianu álma.

NounEdit

alma

  1. soul

HungarianEdit

 
alma

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Common Turkic *alma.

NounEdit

alma (plural almák)

  1. apple
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative alma almák
accusative almát almákat
dative almának almáknak
instrumental almával almákkal
causal-final almáért almákért
translative almává almákká
terminative almáig almákig
essive-formal almaként almákként
essive-modal — —
inessive almában almákban
superessive almán almákon
adessive almánál almáknál
illative almába almákba
sublative almára almákra
allative almához almákhoz
elative almából almákból
delative almáról almákról
ablative almától almáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		almáé almáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		almáéi almákéi
Possessive forms of alma
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. almám almáim
2nd person sing. almád almáid
3rd person sing. almája almái
1st person plural almánk almáink
2nd person plural almátok almáitok
3rd person plural almájuk almáik
Derived termsEdit
Compound words
Expressions

Etymology 2Edit

alom +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

NounEdit

alma

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of alom
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative alma —
accusative almát —
dative almának —
instrumental almával —
causal-final almáért —
translative almává —
terminative almáig —
essive-formal almaként —
essive-modal almául —
inessive almában —
superessive almán —
adessive almánál —
illative almába —
sublative almára —
allative almához —
elative almából —
delative almáról —
ablative almától —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		almáé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		almáéi —

Further readingEdit

  • alma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • alma in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2021)

ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.ma/
  • Rhymes: -alma
  • Hyphenation: àl‧ma

Etymology 1Edit

Probably from Vulgar Latin *alima, dissimilated form of Latin anima[1] (compare Spanish alma, Portuguese alma); alternatively, a borrowing from Old Occitan[2] (compare Occitan anma, arma). Doublet of anima.

NounEdit

alma f (plural alme)

  1. (literary) soul
    Synonym: anima

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ alma in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  2. ^ http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alma_%28Enciclopedia-Dantesca%29/?
  • alma1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2Edit

From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “jump”).

NounEdit

alma m (uncountable)

  1. (board games) halma

ReferencesEdit

  • alma2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

AdjectiveEdit

alma

  1. feminine singular of almo

AnagramsEdit

LadinoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin anima.

NounEdit

alma f (Latin spelling, plural almas)

  1. soul

LatinEdit

AdjectiveEdit

alma f

  1. inflection of almus:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

ReferencesEdit

  • alma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • alma in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

LeoneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

NounEdit

alma f (plural almas)

  1. soul

ReferencesEdit

MirandeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin anima (“soul, breath”).

NounEdit

alma f (plural almas)

  1. soul

Old PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin anima (“soul, breath”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

alma f (plural almas)

  1. soul

SynonymsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Galician: alma
  • Portuguese: alma

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese alma, from Latin anima (“soul, breath”). Doublet of anima, borrowed from the same source.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): (Brazil) /ˈaw.mɐ/, [ˈaʊ̯.mɐ]
  • IPA(key): (Portugal) /ˈal.mɐ/, [ˈaɫ.mɐ]

NounEdit

alma f (plural almas)

  1. soul
    • 1913, Fernando Pessoa, “Ó sino da minha aldeia”:
      Ó sino da minha aldeia, / Dolente na tarde calma, / Cada tua badalada / Soa dentro da minha alma.
      Oh bell of my village, / Lazy in this peaceful afternoon, / Each one of your tollings / Resounds in my soul.

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin anima. Doublet of ánima, borrowed from the same source.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈalma/, [ˈal.ma]
  • Audio (Latin America)
    		(file)

NounEdit

alma f (plural almas)

  1. soul
    Synonym: ánima

Usage notesEdit

  • The feminine noun alma is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed /a/ sound in that it takes the articles el and un (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:
el alma
un alma
  • However, if an adjective, even one that begins with stressed /a/ such as alta or ancha, intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la or una.

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • → Zoogocho Zapotec: angl

Further readingEdit

TurkishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

VerbEdit

alma

  1. second-person singular negative imperative of almak

Usage notesEdit

  • The stress is on the first syllable, i.e. alma.

NounEdit

alma (definite accusative almayı, plural almalar)

  1. verbal noun of almak
    1. taking, picking up, buying

Usage notesEdit

  • The stress is on the last syllable, i.e. alma.

Etymology 2Edit

From Ottoman Turkish آلما‎ (alma).

NounEdit

alma (definite accusative almayı, plural almalar)

  1. (obsolete) apple (elma is the preferred spelling in modern Turkish)

Usage notesEdit

  • The stress is on the last syllable, i.e. alma.

TurkmenEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Common Turkic *alma.

NounEdit

alma (definite accusative ?, plural ?)

  1. apple
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