उलमा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- उलेमा (ulemā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian علماء (olamâ'), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʿulamāʾ), plural of عَالِم (ʿālim, “learned one”) whence आलिम (ālim).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊ.lə.mɑː/, [ʊ.l̪ə.mäː]
Noun
उलमा • (ulamā) m pl (Urdu spelling عُلَما or عُلَماء)
- (Islam) ulema
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyamāsundara, “उलमा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, 1965–1975.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart, “उलमा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, 1993.
- Platts, John Thompson, “علما”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co., 1884
- “उलमा”, in Rekhta Urdu Dictionary, Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2021.