"mtaalam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mtaalam.flac [Kenya] Forms: wataalam [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مُتَعَلِّم (mutaʕallim, “educated”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|مُتَعَلِّم||educated}} Arabic مُتَعَلِّم (mutaʕallim, “educated”), {{root|sw|ar|ع ل م}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mtaalam, {{sw-noun|wa}} mtaalam (m-wa class, plural wataalam)
  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability) Tags: class-1, class-2 Synonyms: stadi, gwiji
    Sense id: en-mtaalam-sw-noun-ZcPuHABx Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. educated person Tags: class-1, class-2
    Sense id: en-mtaalam-sw-noun-rsUu5eTf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mtaalamu Related terms: utaalamu (english: expertise)

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