alam

See also: alām, alam-, and āläm

Estonian

Etymology

Ultimately derived from ala (“area”).

Noun

alam (genitive alama, partitive alama)

1. inferior, something or someone that is of a lower standing

Inflection

Declension of alam (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	alam	alamad
accusative	alama	alamad
genitive	alama	alamate
partitive	alamat	alamaid
illative	alamasse	alamatesse alamaisse
inessive	alamas	alamates alamais
elative	alamast	alamatest alamaist
allative	alamale	alamatele alamaile
adessive	alamal	alamatel alamail
ablative	alamalt	alamatelt alamailt
translative	alamaks	alamateks alamaiks
terminative	alamani	alamateni
essive	alamana	alamatena
abessive	alamata	alamateta
comitative	alamaga	alamatega

Derived terms

• alam-

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʕālam).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧lam
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalam/, [ˈʔa.lam]

Noun

álam

1. knowledge, learning

Derived terms

• kaalam
• maalam
• mag-alam
• paalam

 

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalam]
• Rhymes: -alam, -lam, -am, -m
• Hyphenation: alam

Etymology 1

From Malay alam, from Classical Malay عالم‎ (alam), from Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʕālam).

Noun

alam (first-person possessive alamku, second-person possessive alammu, third-person possessive alamnya)

1. universe: the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.
2. nature: the natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production, and design.
3. world

   Synonym: dunia

4. realm: a territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, especially by a king.

   Synonyms: daerah, kerajaan, negeri

Derived terms

• beralam
• kealaman

 

• alam akhirat
• alam arwah
• alam astral
• alam baka
• alam barzakh
• alam besar
• alam fana
• alam gaib
• alam kabir
• alam kecil
• alam kekal
• alam kelanggengan
• alam kubur
• alam malakut
• alam misal
• alam nabati
• alam pikiran
• alam rahim
• alam raya
• alam sagir
• alam samar
• alam semesta
• alam semesta datar
• alam semesta terbuka
• alam semesta tertutup

 

• gas alam
• ilmu alam
• ilmu pengetahuan alam

 

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلَم‎ (ʕalam, “flag, banner; authority, distinguished man”).

Noun

alam

1. banner, standard

   Synonyms: bendera, panji

2. an official of religious affairs in Banten and Madura

Derived terms

• berpengalaman
• mengalami
• pengalam
• pengalaman

 

Further reading

• “alam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Kavalan

Noun

alam

1. bird

Lacandon

Adverb

alam

1. down

Latin

Pronunciation

• ālam: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.lam/, [ˈäːɫ̪ä̃ˑ]
• ālam: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lam/, [ˈäːläm]
• alam: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lam/, [ˈäɫ̪ä̃ˑ]
• alam: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lam/, [ˈäːläm]

Noun

ālam f

1. accusative singular of āla

Verb

alam

1. inflection of alō:
   1. first-person singular future active indicative
   2. first-person singular present active subjunctive

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʕālam).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -am

Noun

alam (Jawi spelling عالم‎, plural alam-alam, informal 1st possessive alamku, 2nd possessive alammu, 3rd possessive alamnya)

1. realm, world
2. field (of interest)
3. (biology, taxonomy) kingdom: A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).

   Synonym: kerajaan (Indonesian)

Derived terms

• alam baqa (“afterlife”)
• alam barzakh (“Islamic afterlife”)
• alam maya (“social media”)
• alam semesta (“universe”)

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: alam

Further reading

• “alam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Verb

alam

1. third-person plural present indicative of alar

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Bikol Central aram. See also Malay alam.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧lam
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlam/, [ʔɐˈlam]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalam/, [ˈʔa.lɐm] (now uncommon)
• Rhymes: -alam

Noun

alám or alam (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. knowledge; learning; wisdom

   Synonyms: talino, dunong

2. understanding; sense

   Synonym: unawa

3. involvement; participation
4. (obsolete) goodwill; kindheartedness

   Synonyms: bait, mabuting-loob

   Malaking lubha ang alam ng loob mo.

   The kindness of your heart is too great.

5. (obsolete) gentleness; meekness

   Synonym: amo

6. (obsolete) affability

Adjective

alám (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. known; familiar

   Synonyms: batid, lantad

2. aware; conscious; cognizant; sensible

   Synonyms: batid, tukoy

3. clear; understood

   Synonym: maliwanag

Derived terms

• alaman
• alamin
• bigay-alam
• dalub-alaman
• hindi alam
• hindi ko alam
• ipaalam
• ipaalam
• ipagbigay-alam
• kaalam
• kaalam-alam
• kaalaman
• kawalang-alam
• kawalang-alam
• kinalaman
• maalam
• magbigay-alam
• magkaalaman
• makaalam
• makialam
• makipag-alam
• malaman
• mapag-alaman
• mapakialam
• nakaaalam
• nakakaalam
• pagbibigay-alam
• pagbigay-alaman
• pagbigyang-alam
• pagkaalam
• pagkakaalam
• pagmaalaman
• pagmamaalam
• pakialam
• pakialaman
• pakialamera
• pakialamero
• pakikipag-alam
• umalam
• walang-kinalaman
• walang-nalalaman

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧lam
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalam/, [ˈʔa.lɐm]
• Rhymes: -alam

Noun

alam (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. (obsolete) notification or request asking permission to go

Usage notes

• Now only used in derived terms

Derived terms

• magpaalam
• magpaalaman
• makapagpaalam
• mamaalam
• paalam
• pagkapagpaalam
• pagpaalaman
• pagpapaalam
• pagpapaalaman
• pamamaalam

 

Further reading

• “alam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[3] (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[4], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 27: “Afabilidad) Alam (pp) y buena cõdiciõ”
  • page 96: “Auiſar) Alam (pc) haçiendo ſaver algo a alguno”
  • page 108: “Benignidad) Alam (pp) de coraçon”
  • page 108: “Benigno) Alam (pp) y manſo de coraçon”
  • page 110: “Bienacondicionado) Alam (pp) benigno y manſo”
  • page 124: “Buena condiçion) Alam (pp) y afable”
  • page 180: “Condiçion) Alam (pp) buena”
  • page 183: “Consorte) Alam (pp) en lo que hiço alguno, caalam, el tal conſorte”
  • page 214: “Dar) Alam [(pp)] licençia al que la pide”
  • page 244: “Deſpedirſe) Alam (pp) pidiendo licençia”
  • page 389: “Liçençia) Alam (pp) [pedir a] alguno para irſe”
  • page 406: “Manſedumbre) Alam (pp) interior y exterior”
  • page 406: “Manſo) Alam (pp) que de nada ſe altera”
  • page 444: “Noble) Alam (pp) de condiçion y bondad”
  • page 446: “Noſe) Alam (pp) loque [ſe me] pregunta”
  • page 472: “Pedir) Alam (pp) liçençia para irſe”
  • page 538: “Saber) Alam (pp) alguna coſa”
  • page 538: “Sabiduria) Alam [(pp)]”
  • page 602: “Voluntad) Alam (pp) buena”

Ternate

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʕālam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.lam]

Noun

alam

1. world, universe

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English alarm.

Noun

alam

1. alarm