n. (Pl.)

mídik men ṭad doktór di-yeḳabítin tan be-gámˁaʰ yenóhob tan bу-ˁaľamát ‘I’m tired of one professor in the university who is teaching us, because he is always unfair to us in his grades.’ (CSOL II 6:9)

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
• ˁaľámeʰ sign
• ˁaľm mark
• ˁiľm knowledge
• meˁáľľem teacher