oelama

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.laː.maː/

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• Hyphenation: oe‧la‧ma

Noun

oelama (plural)

1. (Islam) ulema
   1. (plural only) Islamic religious specialists
   2. (collective) the community of Islamic experts

Usage notes

• A nonstandard (double) plural oelama's is sometimes found in the meaning “religious experts”.