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Soqotri Lexicon
عَلَامٞه
ˁaľámeʰ
basic morphological information
text examples
wa-ḷaṭ yíšoˁ deʰ di-ˀö́ṭab keʰ nóhor ḷe-ˁaľámeʰ di-degdέgeʰ wa-ˀaḷ-ḷe beʸh faz ‘Then he runs away. If he reaches a mark set in an open field and the other one does not catch him, he wins.’ (CSOL II 14:40)
other notes
Borrowed from Arabic.
root
derivates
- 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
- áḷḷaʰ áˁľam God knows better
- ˁaľamát marks, grades
- ˁaľm mark
- ˁiľm knowledge
- meˁáľľem teacher