alama

See also: alamă

Estonian

Noun

alama

1. genitive singular of alam

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Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.láː.màː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.láː.màː]

Noun

àlāmā̀ f (plural alāmōmī or àlā̀mū, possessed form àlāmàr̃)

1. mark (indication for reference or measurement)
2. sign, symbol
3. indication, evidence

Alternative forms

• hàlāmā̀

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

alama (n class, plural alama)

1. mark, grade (indication for reference or measurement)
2. sign, symbol
3. scar

Derived terms

• alama ya mkato (“comma”)
• alama ya mshangao (“exclamation mark”)