ulama
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ōllamaliztli. Doublet of ullamaliztli.
Noun
[edit]ulama (uncountable)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ). Doublet of ulema and olema.
Noun
[edit]ulama pl (plural only)
- (Islam) Alternative form of ulema.
- 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 469:
- There he […] became disillusioned with much of the Islamic clerical establishment, and first expressed his contempt for what he called ‘religious secularists’, those foolish ulama who attempt to separate politics from religion.
Etymology 3
[edit]Borrowed from Sinhalese [Term?].
Noun
[edit]ulama
- The devil bird (an avian cryptid of Sri Lanka)
- 1849 June, The Dublin University Magazine, page 692:
- There is a bird in Ceylon, which the natives call ulama, or the demon bird, which utters most loud and ear-piercing screams, strongly resembling the shrieks of a human being in severe bodily agony.
Azerbaijani
[edit]| Cyrillic | اولاما | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | улама | |
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]ulamá (definite accusative ulamani, plural ulamalər)
- verbal noun of ulamaq (“to howl”)
- howl (protracted, mournful cry of an animal)
Verb
[edit]uláma
Etymology 2
[edit]From dialectal ula- (“joint, connect, to attach”) + -ma.
Noun
[edit]ulama (definite accusative ulamanı, plural ulamalar)
- (horticulture) graft (small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree) [nt. 1]
- Synonym: calaq
- (agriculture) plow beam (wooden structural element connecting the plow to the yoke) [nt. 2]
Usage notes
[edit]Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ulama | ulamalar |
| definite accusative | ulamanı | ulamaları |
| dative | ulamaya | ulamalara |
| locative | ulamada | ulamalarda |
| ablative | ulamadan | ulamalardan |
| definite genitive | ulamanın | ulamaların |
References
[edit]- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “ulama”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 4, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay ulama, from Classical Malay ulama, from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ), plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “learned one”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ulama
Further reading
[edit]- “ulama”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]ulama f (uncountable)
- a Mesoamerican game played with a rubber ball and racquet
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ), plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “learned one”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔulaˈmaʔ/ [ʔʊ.lɐˈmaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: u‧la‧ma
Noun
[edit]ulamâ (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜋ) (Islam)
Related terms
[edit]Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ulamak (“to attach”) + -ma
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ulama (definite accusative ulamayı, plural ulamalar)
Declension
[edit]Verb
[edit]ulama
Further reading
[edit]- “ulama”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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