"mallum" meaning in Fula

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Noun

Forms: mallum o [canonical], mallum'en ɓe [plural]
Etymology: . Likely from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”). Etymology templates: {{der|ff|ar|مُعَلِّم||teacher}} Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”) Head templates: {{head|ff|noun|head=}} mallum, {{ff-noun|o|mallum'en|ɓe}} mallum o (plural mallum'en ɓe)
  1. (Adamawa) marabout, master of a traditional Qur'anic school
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Download raw JSONL data for mallum meaning in Fula (1.2kB)

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