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