ULEMA


Meaning of ULEMA in English

n.

Variant: or ula · ma

Pronunciation: ˌ ü-l ə - ' mä

Function: noun

Etymology: Arabic, Turkish, & Persian; Turkish & Persian 'ulem ā , from Arabic 'ulam ā

Date: 1688

1 plural in construction : the body of mullahs

2 : MULLAH

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