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Where does “almea” come from?

almea (Italian) comes from French almée, from Arabic عَالِمَة, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

almea (Italian): An oriental singer and dancer

Definitions

  1. An oriental singer and dancer

Ancestry of “almea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalméealmah
2Arabicعَالِمَةsinger
3Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-—
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