"mtaalam" meaning in All languages combined

See mtaalam on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mtaalam.flac [Kenya] Forms: wataalam [class-ii, plural], mtaalamu [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُتَعَلِّم (mutaʕallim, “educated”). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:مُتَعَلِّم<t:educated>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "educated", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "مُتَعَلِّم", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "mtaalam", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="mtaalam"> Borrowed from Arabic مُتَعَلِّم (mutaʕallim, “educated”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mtaalam class I (plural wataalam class II)
  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability) Tags: class-i Synonyms: stadi, gwiji
    Sense id: en-mtaalam-sw-noun-ZcPuHABx Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48
  2. educated person Tags: class-i
    Sense id: en-mtaalam-sw-noun-rsUu5eTf Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries referencing missing etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 31 69 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 31 69 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 33 67 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 28 72 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: utaalamu (english: expertise)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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