n. (m.)

a. wa-seʰ bíro ṭahɛ́ro diˀáḷ ṭad wustád ḷe-ḥaʰ kor yeḥáṭor ˁag wa-zéˁe kẽyʰ taˁľimát kor teˁóḷebš ‘She had gone to a wise man earlier in order to learn how to put the man to sleep, and she received instructions on how to castrate him.’ (CSOL I 1:11)

b. wa-tóˀo atéḳṭik le-ˁóŝi betk ber állaʰ ḥalem tho kor ezáˁa waẓ̂ífeʰ di-tarbíyyeʰ wa-taˁlím wa-záˁayk tos wa-ḳálaˁk be-déžen ‘When I woke up in the morning I understood that God had sent me a dream to make me take the position of the teacher and instructor. And I took it and rejected the other one.’ (Bulakh et al. 2021 265)

• mеˁáľľеm or maˁáľľam or mеˁáľľam 1. learned man, imam; 2. professional builder
• meˁálimaʰ musicians and reciters of poetry accompanied by drum beating (awáwa) who are invited to feasts
• mеtaˁáľľеm learned man
• ˁáľľamat she instructed
• еtˁáľľam I will learn
• áḷḷaʰ áˁľam God knows better
• ˁaľámeʰ sign
• ˁaľamát marks, grades
• ˁaľm mark
• ˁiľm knowledge
• meˁáľľem teacher