"mtaalam" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mtaalam.flac Forms: mtaalam class I [canonical], wataalam class II [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: {{sw-noun|wa}} mtaalam class I (plural wataalam class II)
  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability) Synonyms: stadi, gwiji
    Sense id: en-mtaalam-sw-noun-ZcPuHABx Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. educated person
    Sense id: en-mtaalam-sw-noun-rsUu5eTf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mtaalamu Related terms: utaalamu (english: expertise)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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