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· Arabic
عَالِمَة
2 English words descend from Arabic
عَالِمَة
, most common first.
alma
An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.
almah
An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.