oelama

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /u.laː.maː/
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  • Hyphenation: oe‧la‧ma

Noun[edit]

oelama (plural)

  1. (Islam) ulema
    1. (plural only) Islamic religious specialists
    2. (collective) the community of Islamic experts

Usage notes[edit]

  • A nonstandard (double) plural oelama's is sometimes found in the meaning “religious experts”.
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