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fɔ́ne be-zamán hímaˁk temtíľo tóˀo yɛˀɛtéˀen έˀɛfo wa-ˀáḷḷaʰ áˁľam ‘Long ago, I heard a story—as people tell it (but God knows better)’ (CSOL II 14:1)

áˁľam – Arabic elative form from ˁlm ‘to know’.

Borrowed from Arabic.

• 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
• taˁľím instruction
• ˁáľľamat she instructed
• еtˁáľľam I will learn
• ˁaľámeʰ sign
• ˁaľamát marks, grades
• ˁaľm mark
• ˁiľm knowledge
• meˁáľľem teacher