"Alim" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Lane (1801–1876), orientalist. Partly from Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim, “scholar, (specifically) expert in Islamic law and theology”), use as noun of the active participle of عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”), and partly from Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim, “knowing, learned, also (as noun) scholar”) from عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ع ل م}}, {{der|en|ar|عَالِم|t=scholar, (specifically) expert in Islamic law and theology}} Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim, “scholar, (specifically) expert in Islamic law and theology”), {{der|en|ar|عَالِم|t=knowing, learned, also (as noun) scholar}} Arabic عَالِم (ʕālim, “knowing, learned, also (as noun) scholar”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alim
  1. A surname from Arabic. Wikipedia link: Alim Synonyms: Aleem
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