n. (m.)

a. wa-ˀέˀɛfo aľ-ḥámdu ľiľľá ḥeb kaḷ mutaṭawwarín be-siyarát wa-be-ˁamáyir wa-daráhɛm wa-ḫabár wa-ˁiľm ʸhen šáṭef ‘And people – thanks to God – even if they were not developed, with no cars, no multi- storey buildings, no money, no knowledge and no science, they were happy’ (CSOL III 22:69)

b. hímaˁk yemɛtéḷen wa-ḷḷáhu wa-ľˁiľm ‘I’ve heard people say this, and God knows best’ (CSOL III 2:2)

In wa-ḷḷáhu wa-ľ-ˁiľm ('God knows best'): example b.

• 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
• ˁaľamát marks, grades
• ˁaľm mark
• meˁáľľem teacher