alem

See also: além, âlem, and -alem

Portuguese

Verb

alem

  1. third-person plural (eles and elas, also used with vocês and others) present subjunctive of alar
  2. third-person plural (vocês) affirmative imperative of alar
  3. third-person plural (vocês) negative imperative of alar

Adverb

alem (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of além

Noun

alem m (plural alens)

  1. Obsolete spelling of além

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

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

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

Noun

àlem m (Cyrillic spelling а̀лем)

  1. jewel, gem
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish عالم‎ (âlem) (Turkish alem), from Arabic عَالَم‎ (ʿālam, “world”).

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

Noun

álem m (Cyrillic spelling а́лем)

  1. world

References
  1. Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Z., 1971, v. 1, p. 28, alem: mislim da se u alem može da sakriva grčka riječ adāmas »dijamant« ... Ali treba pomišljati i na to da se može raditi o istoj riječi alemande, koja dolazi u spomenutom starofrancuskom Pelerinage-M

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَم‎ (ʿalam).

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

Noun

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.

Declension
Inflection
Nominative alem
Definite accusative alemi
Singular Plural
Nominative alem alemler
Definite accusative alemi alemleri
Dative aleme alemlere
Locative alemde alemlerde
Ablative alemden alemlerden
Genitive alemin alemlerin
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular alemim alemlerim
2nd singular alemin alemlerin
3rd singular alemi alemleri
1st plural alemimiz alemlerimiz
2nd plural aleminiz alemleriniz
3rd plural alemleri alemleri

References
  • alem in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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