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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Word of the Day

25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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