n. (f.)

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)

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
• áḷḷaʰ áˁľam God knows better
• ˁaľamát marks, grades
• ˁaľm mark
• ˁiľm knowledge
• meˁáľľem teacher