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

Inflection 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-

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʿālam).

Noun

álam

1. knowledge, learning

Derived terms

• maálam
• paálam

Verb

álam

1. to be or become wise

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay alam, from Classical Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʿālam).

Noun

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

1. nature
2. realm
3. world

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Kavalan

Noun

alam

1. bird

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Lacandon

Adverb

alam

1. down

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Latin

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ālam f

1. accusative singular of āla

Verb

alam

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

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʿālam).

Noun

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

1. realm, world
2. field (of interest)

Derived terms

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

 

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Verb

alam

1. third-person plural (eles and elas, also used with vocês and others) present indicative of alar

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʿālam, “world, universe”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.lam/
• Hyphenation: a‧lam
• Rhymes: -alam

Noun

alam

1. knowledge; learning; wisdom

   Synonyms: talino, dunong

2. understanding

   Synonym: unawa

3. involvement; participation
4. used in the root paalam to mean "goodbye"

Derived terms

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

 

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈlam/
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

alám

1. something that one knows (about)

Adjective

alám

1. known; familiar

   Synonyms: batid, lantad

2. aware; conscious; cognizant; sensible

   Synonym: batid

3. clear; understood

   Synonym: maliwanag

Derived terms

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

 

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English alarm.

Noun

alam

1. alarm