Etymology

almah

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Today it means: An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Arabic عَالِمَة
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromعَالِمَة“singer”
  2. English todayalmah

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِمَة (ʕālima, “singer”), originally a feminine adjective meaning ‘learned, knowledgeable’, from عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicعَالِمَة all →

alma

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.