Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عالم (ālim, “who knows, learned, erudite, a doctor of science”),[1][2] from Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈlim/
- Hyphenation: a‧lim
Noun
âlim (definite accusative âlimi, plural âlimler or (dated) ulema)
- alim, scholar, savant
- Synonym: bilgin
- İmâm-ı Gazâlî, Ehl-i Sünnet'in en büyük âlimlerindendir. ― Imam Gazali is one of the greatest alims of Sunni Islam.
Declension
Declension of âlim
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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âlim
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âlimler
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| definite accusative
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âlimi
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âlimleri
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| dative
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âlime
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âlimlere
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| locative
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âlimde
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âlimlerde
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| ablative
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âlimden
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âlimlerden
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| genitive
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âlimin
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âlimlerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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âlimim
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âlimlerim
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| 2nd singular
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âlimin
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âlimlerin
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| 3rd singular
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âlimi
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âlimleri
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| 1st plural
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âlimimiz
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âlimlerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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âliminiz
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âlimleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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âlimleri
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âlimleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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âlimimi
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âlimlerimi
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| 2nd singular
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âlimini
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âlimlerini
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| 3rd singular
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âlimini
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âlimlerini
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| 1st plural
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âlimimizi
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âlimlerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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âliminizi
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âlimlerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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âlimlerini
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âlimlerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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âlimime
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âlimlerime
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| 2nd singular
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âlimine
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âlimlerine
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| 3rd singular
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âlimine
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âlimlerine
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| 1st plural
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âlimimize
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âlimlerimize
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| 2nd plural
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âliminize
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âlimlerinize
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| 3rd plural
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âlimlerine
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âlimlerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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âlimimde
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âlimlerimde
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| 2nd singular
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âliminde
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âlimlerinde
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| 3rd singular
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âliminde
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âlimlerinde
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| 1st plural
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âlimimizde
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âlimlerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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âliminizde
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âlimlerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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âlimlerinde
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âlimlerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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âlimimden
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âlimlerimden
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| 2nd singular
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âliminden
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âlimlerinden
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| 3rd singular
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âliminden
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âlimlerinden
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| 1st plural
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âlimimizden
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âlimlerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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âliminizden
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âlimlerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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âlimlerinden
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âlimlerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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âlimimin
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âlimlerimin
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| 2nd singular
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âliminin
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âlimlerinin
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| 3rd singular
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âliminin
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âlimlerinin
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| 1st plural
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âlimimizin
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âlimlerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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âliminizin
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âlimlerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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âlimlerinin
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âlimlerinin
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Predicative forms
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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âlimim
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âlimlerim
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| 2nd singular
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âlimsin
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âlimlersin
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| 3rd singular
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âlim
âlimdir
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âlimler
âlimlerdir
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| 1st plural
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âlimiz
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âlimleriz
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| 2nd plural
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âlimsiniz
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âlimlersiniz
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| 3rd plural
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âlimler
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âlimlerdir
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Derived terms
- âlim unutmuş, kalem unutmamış
- âlimane
- âlimden zalim doğar
- âlimlik
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عالم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1278
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “عالم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 836
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “alim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading