ULEMA Meaning of ULEMA in English [ule.ma] or ula.ma n [Ar, Turk, & Per; Turk & Per 'ulema, fr. Ar 'ulama] (1688) 1 pl in constr: the body of mullahs 2: mullah Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012