alem

See also: além, âlem, and -alem

Portuguese

Verb

alem

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Adverb

1. Obsolete spelling of além.

Noun

alem m (plural alens)

1. Obsolete spelling of além.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

It may be connected with Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”), or come from Old French alemande. Alternatively from Ottoman Turkish, from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam, “sign, token; symbol; banner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎlem/
• Hyphenation: a‧lem

Noun

àlem m (Cyrillic spelling а̀лем)

1. jewel, gem

Derived terms

• alem-kamen

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish عالم (âlem) (Turkish alem), from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam, “world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎːlem/
• Hyphenation: a‧lem

Noun

álem m (Cyrillic spelling а́лем)

1. world

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈlɛm]
• Hyphenation: a‧lem

Noun

alem (definite accusative alemi, plural alemler)

1. banner
2. flag
3. The crescent made out of bronze or copper placed at the peak of minarets.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	alem
Definite accusative	alemi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alem	alemler
Definite accusative	alemi	alemleri
Dative	aleme	alemlere
Locative	alemde	alemlerde
Ablative	alemden	alemlerden
Genitive	alemin	alemlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular alemim alemlerim 2nd singular alemin alemlerin 3rd singular alemi alemleri 1st plural alemimiz alemlerimiz 2nd plural aleminiz alemleriniz 3rd plural alemleri alemleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular alemimi alemlerimi 2nd singular alemini alemlerini 3rd singular alemini alemlerini 1st plural alemimizi alemlerimizi 2nd plural aleminizi alemlerinizi 3rd plural alemlerini alemlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular alemime alemlerime 2nd singular alemine alemlerine 3rd singular alemine alemlerine 1st plural alemimize alemlerimize 2nd plural aleminize alemlerinize 3rd plural alemlerine alemlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular alemimde alemlerimde 2nd singular aleminde alemlerinde 3rd singular aleminde alemlerinde 1st plural alemimizde alemlerimizde 2nd plural aleminizde alemlerinizde 3rd plural alemlerinde alemlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular alemimden alemlerimden 2nd singular aleminden alemlerinden 3rd singular aleminden alemlerinden 1st plural alemimizden alemlerimizden 2nd plural aleminizden alemlerinizden 3rd plural alemlerinden alemlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular alemimin alemlerimin 2nd singular aleminin alemlerinin 3rd singular aleminin alemlerinin 1st plural alemimizin alemlerimizin 2nd plural aleminizin alemlerinizin 3rd plural alemlerinin alemlerinin

References

• “alem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu