Etymology

ulema

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Ottoman Turkish علما ← Arabic عُلَمَاء
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromعُلَمَاء
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromعلما
  3. English todayulema

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish علما (ulemâ), from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ, plural of عَالِم (ʕālim, “learned one”)). Doublet of ulama and olema.

Words from the same roots

Arabicعُلَمَاء all →

ulama

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.