alma

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈæl.mə/

Definition of alma

34 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.
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noun

  1. An Egyptian female singer or dancing girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.
  2. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Asian land mammal age.

name

  1. A female given name from Latin, popular in the 19th century.
    “Alma she called was, a virgin bright:/ That had not yet felt Cupides wanton rage,/ Yet was she woo'd of many a gentle knight […]”
  2. (Mormonism)One of two prophets, the Elder and the Younger, and a book in the Book of Mormon.
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  29. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
  30. Former name of Boudouaou, Algeria.
  31. (alt-of, nonstandard)Nonstandard form of ALMA, acronym of Atacama Large Millimeter Array.
  32. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Atacama Large Millimeter Array (a telescope in Chile).

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Etymology

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

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