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Where does “алим” come from?

алим (Russian) comes from Arabic عَالِم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.

алим (Russian): alim

Definitions

  1. alim

Ancestry of “алим”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَالِمknowing, learned, also scholar; learned one;...
2Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-—
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