ulemá

See also: ulema

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish علما (ulemâ), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ), plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “scholar”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.leˈma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.lɨˈma/

• Hyphenation: u‧le‧má

Noun

ulemá m (plural ulemás)

1. (Islam) alim (scholar of Islamic law)

   Synonym: alim