alam
Estonian
Etymology
Ultimately derived from ala (“area”).
Noun
alam (genitive alama, partitive alama)
- inferior, something or someone that is of a lower standing
Inflection
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | alam | alamad |
accusative | alama | alamad |
genitive | alama | alamate |
partitive | alamat | alamaid |
illative | alamasse | alamatesse alamaisse |
inessive | alamas | alamates alamais |
elative | alamast | alamatest alamaist |
allative | alamale | alamatele alamaile |
adessive | alamal | alamatel alamail |
ablative | alamalt | alamatelt alamailt |
translative | alamaks | alamateks alamaiks |
terminative | alamani | alamateni |
essive | alamana | alamatena |
abessive | alamata | alamateta |
comitative | alamaga | alamatega |
Derived terms
- alam-
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم (ʿālam).
Noun
álam
- knowledge, learning
Derived terms
- maálam
- paálam
Verb
álam
- to be or become wise
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈalam]
- Rhymes: -alam, -lam, -am, -m
- Hyphenation: alam
Etymology 1
From Malay alam, from Classical Malay عالم (alam), from Arabic عَالَم (ʿālam).[1]
Noun
alam (first-person possessive alamku, second-person possessive alammu, third-person possessive alamnya)
- universe: the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.
- nature: the natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production, and design.
- world
- Synonym: dunia
- realm: a territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, especially by a king.
- Synonyms: daerah, kerajaan, negeri
Derived terms
- beralam
- kealaman
- alam akhirat
- alam arwah
- alam astral
- alam baka
- alam barzakh
- alam besar
- alam fana
- alam gaib
- alam kabir
- alam kecil
- alam kekal
- alam kelanggengan
- alam kubur
- alam malakut
- alam misal
- alam nabati
- alam pikiran
- alam rahim
- alam raya
- alam sagir
- alam samar
- alam semesta
- alam semesta datar
- alam semesta terbuka
- alam semesta tertutup
- gas alam
- ilmu alam
- ilmu pengetahuan alam
Etymology 2
From Arabic عَلَم (ʿalam, “flag, banner; authority, distinguished man”).[2]
Noun
alam
- banner, standard
- Synonyms: bendera, panji
- an official of religious affairs in Banten and Madura
Derived terms
- berpengalaman
- mengalami
- pengalam
- pengalaman
References
- Erwina Burhanuddin; Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan; R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, OCLC 29420936
- Erwina Burhanuddin; Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan; R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, OCLC 29420936
Further reading
- “alam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kavalan
Noun
alam
- bird
Lacandon
Adverb
alam
- down
Latin
Pronunciation
- ālam: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.lam/, [ˈäːɫ̪ä̃ˑ]
- ālam: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.lam/, [ˈäːläm]
- alam: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.lam/, [ˈäɫ̪ä̃ˑ]
- alam: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.lam/, [ˈäːläm]
Noun
ālam f
- accusative singular of āla
Verb
alam
- inflection of alō:
- first-person singular future active indicative
- first-person singular present active subjunctive
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic عَالَم (ʿālam).
Noun
alam (Jawi spelling عالم, plural alam-alam, informal 1st possessive alamku, 2nd possessive alammu, 3rd possessive alamnya)
- realm, world
- field (of interest)
Derived terms
- alam baqa (“afterlife”)
- alam barzakh (“Islamic afterlife”)
- alam maya (“social media”)
- alam semesta (“universe”)
Descendants
- Indonesian: alam
Further reading
- “alam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Verb
alam
- third-person plural present indicative of alar
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Compare Bikol Central aram.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧lam
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈlam/, [ʔɐˈlam]
- IPA(key): /ˈʔalam/, [ˈʔa.lɐm] (noun, uncommon)
- Rhymes: -alam
Noun
alám or alam
- knowledge; learning; wisdom
- Synonyms: talino, dunong
- understanding; sense
- Synonym: unawa
- involvement; participation
Adjective
alám
- known; familiar
- Synonyms: batid, lantad
- aware; conscious; cognizant; sensible
- Synonyms: batid, tukoy
- clear; understood
- Synonym: maliwanag
Derived terms
- alaman
- alamin
- bigay-alam
- dalub-alaman
- hindi alam
- hindi ko alam
- ipaalam
- ipaalam
- ipagbigay-alam
- kaalam
- kaalam-alam
- kaalaman
- kawalang-alam
- kawalang-alam
- kinalaman
- maalam
- magbigay-alam
- magkaalaman
- makaalam
- makialam
- makipag-alam
- malaman
- mapag-alaman
- mapakialam
- nakaaalam
- nakakaalam
- pagbibigay-alam
- pagbigay-alaman
- pagbigyang-alam
- pagkaalam
- pagkakaalam
- pakialam
- pakialaman
- pakialamera
- pakialamero
- pakikipag-alam
- umalam
- walang-kinalaman
- walang-nalalaman
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧lam
- IPA(key): /ˈʔalam/, [ˈʔa.lɐm]
- Rhymes: -alam
Noun
alam
- root used in the word paalam to mean "goodbye"
Derived terms
- magpaalam
- magpaalaman
- makapagpaalam
- mamaalam
- paalam
- pagkapagpaalam
- pagpaalaman
- pagpapaalam
- pagpapaalaman
- pamamaalam
Ternate
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic عَالَم (ʿālam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈa.lam]
Noun
alam
- world, universe
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English alarm.
Noun
alam
- alarm