"alam" meaning in Malay

See alam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈalam/, [ˈa.lam] Forms: عالم [Jawi], alam-alam [plural], alam² [plural]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|ar|عَالَم}} Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=عالم}} alam (Jawi spelling عالم, plural alam-alam or alam²)
  1. realm, world
    Sense id: en-alam-ms-noun-gVx0VxxD
  2. field (of interest)
    Sense id: en-alam-ms-noun-wCrytFMI Categories (other): Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 4 11 1 10 6 6 2 6 5 1 10 8 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 12 0 11 7 6 1 5 5 0 11 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 6 50 44
  3. (biology, taxonomy) kingdom: A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom). Synonyms: id:kerajaan
    Sense id: en-alam-ms-noun-LoPSQVnR Categories (other): Biology, Taxonomy, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 6 50 44 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alam baqa (english: afterlife), alam barzakh (english: Islamic afterlife), alam maya (english: social media), alam semesta (english: universe)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "afterlife",
      "translation": "afterlife",
      "word": "alam baqa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Islamic afterlife",
      "translation": "Islamic afterlife",
      "word": "alam barzakh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "social media",
      "translation": "social media",
      "word": "alam maya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "universe",
      "translation": "universe",
      "word": "alam semesta"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Hanunoo",
      "lang_code": "hnn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "alam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "lang_code": "hil",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "alam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "alam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "alam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "عَالَم"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "عالم",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alam-alam",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alam²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "عالم"
      },
      "expansion": "alam (Jawi spelling عالم, plural alam-alam or alam²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a",
        "lam"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "realm, world"
      ],
      "id": "en-alam-ms-noun-gVx0VxxD",
      "links": [
        [
          "realm",
          "realm"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 11 1 10 6 6 2 6 5 1 10 8 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 6 6 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 14 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 12 0 11 7 6 1 5 5 0 11 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 7 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 50 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "field (of interest)"
      ],
      "id": "en-alam-ms-noun-wCrytFMI",
      "links": [
        [
          "field",
          "field"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Biology",
          "orig": "ms:Biology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Taxonomy",
          "orig": "ms:Taxonomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 50 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kingdom: A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom)."
      ],
      "id": "en-alam-ms-noun-LoPSQVnR",
      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "taxonomy",
          "taxonomy"
        ],
        [
          "kingdom",
          "kingdom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology, taxonomy) kingdom: A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "id:kerajaan"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "taxonomy"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈalam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈa.lam]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alam"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay 2-syllable words",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Arabic",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/am",
    "Rhymes:Malay/am/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "afterlife",
      "translation": "afterlife",
      "word": "alam baqa"
    },
    {
      "english": "Islamic afterlife",
      "translation": "Islamic afterlife",
      "word": "alam barzakh"
    },
    {
      "english": "social media",
      "translation": "social media",
      "word": "alam maya"
    },
    {
      "english": "universe",
      "translation": "universe",
      "word": "alam semesta"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Hanunoo",
      "lang_code": "hnn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "alam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "lang_code": "hil",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "alam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "alam"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "alam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "عَالَم"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "عالم",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alam-alam",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alam²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "عالم"
      },
      "expansion": "alam (Jawi spelling عالم, plural alam-alam or alam²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a",
        "lam"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "realm, world"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "realm",
          "realm"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "field (of interest)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "field",
          "field"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ms:Biology",
        "ms:Taxonomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kingdom: A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "taxonomy",
          "taxonomy"
        ],
        [
          "kingdom",
          "kingdom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology, taxonomy) kingdom: A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "id:kerajaan"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "taxonomy"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈalam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈa.lam]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alam"
}

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