Alim

English

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Etymology

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Lane (1801–1876), orientalist. Partly from Arabic عَالِم‎ (ʕālim, “scholar, (specifically) expert in Islamic law and theology”), use as noun of the active participle of عَلِمَ‎ (ʕalima, “to know”), and partly from Arabic عَالِم‎ (ʕālim, “knowing, learned, also (as noun) scholar”) from عَلِمَ‎ (ʕalima, “to know”).

Proper noun

Alim

  1. A surname from Arabic.

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