oelama
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oelama (plural)
- (Islam) ulema
- (plural only) Islamic religious specialists
- (collective) the community of Islamic experts
Usage notes[edit]
- A nonstandard (double) plural oelama's is sometimes found in the meaning “religious experts”.