Alim

English

Alternative forms

• Aleem

Etymology

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Lane (1801–1876), orientalist. Partly from Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim, “scholar, (specifically) expert in Islamic law and theology”), use as noun of the active participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”), and partly from Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim, “knowing, learned, also (as noun) scholar”) from عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).

Proper noun

Alim

1. A surname from Arabic.

Anagrams

• Liam, Lima, Mali, Mila, lima, mail, mali