alem

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اعلم (alem), from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).

alem m

1. world
2. mankind

From Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).

alem

1. world, universe
2. society, people
3. crescent on the mosque
4. coat of arms

• “alem”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Akin to Malay malam and Tetum kalan.

alem

1. night

alem

1. inflection of alar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

alem (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of além

alem m (plural alens)

1. Obsolete spelling of além

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اعلم (alem), from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).

alem n (uncountable)

1. Ottoman flag

From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀəm.

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈləm/, [a.ˈləm]

alem

1. pangolin

It may be connected with Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”), or come from Old French alemande.[1] Alternatively from Ottoman Turkish, from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam, “sign, token; symbol; banner”).

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

àlem m (Cyrillic spelling а̀лем)

1. jewel, gem

• alem-kamen

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

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

álem m (Cyrillic spelling а́лем)

1. world

From Ottoman Turkish علم (alem), from Arabic عَلَم (ʕalam).

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

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 and flags.

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