ULAMA

ulema, ulama

(noun) the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam’s sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

ulama (uncountable)

A (modern) ball game, descended from tlachtli.

Etymology 2

Noun

ulama pl (plural only)

(Islam) Alternative form of ulema

Etymology 3

Noun

ulama

The devil bird (an avian cryptid of Sri Lanka)

Source: Wiktionary



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23 December 2024

QUANDONG

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