alem

alem

See also: além, âlem, and -alem

Portuguese

Verb

alem

1. third-person plural (eles and elas, also used with vocês and others) present subjunctive of alar
2. third-person plural (vocês) affirmative imperative of alar
3. third-person plural (vocês) negative imperative of alar

Adverb

alem (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of além

Noun

alem m (plural alens)

1. Obsolete spelling of além

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

It may be connected with Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”), or come from Old French alemande[1]. Alternatively from Ottoman Turkish, from Arabic عَلَم‎ (ʿalam, “sign, token; symbol; banner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎlem/
• Hyphenation: a‧lem

Noun

àlem m (Cyrillic spelling а̀лем)

1. jewel, gem

Derived terms

• alem-kamen

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish عالم‎ (âlem) (Turkish alem), from Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʿālam, “world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎːlem/
• Hyphenation: a‧lem

Noun

álem m (Cyrillic spelling а́лем)

1. world

References

1. Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Z., 1971, v. 1, p. 28, alem: mislim da se u alem može da sakriva grčka riječ adāmas »dijamant« ... Ali treba pomišljati i na to da se može raditi o istoj riječi alemande, koja dolazi u spomenutom starofrancuskom Pelerinage-M

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَم‎ (ʿalam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈlɛm]
• Hyphenation: a‧lem

Noun

alem (definite accusative alemi, plural alemler)

1. banner
2. flag
3. The crescent made out of bronze or copper placed at the peak of minarets.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	alem
Definite accusative	alemi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alem	alemler
Definite accusative	alemi	alemleri
Dative	aleme	alemlere
Locative	alemde	alemlerde
Ablative	alemden	alemlerden
Genitive	alemin	alemlerin
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular alemim alemlerim 2nd singular alemin alemlerin 3rd singular alemi alemleri 1st plural alemimiz alemlerimiz 2nd plural aleminiz alemleriniz 3rd plural alemleri alemleri

References

• alem in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu