এলেম

Bengali

Alternative forms

• এলম (elom), ইলম (ilom), ইলিম (ilim), ইলেম (ilem)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عِلْم (ilm), from Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /elem/, [ˈelem]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /elem/, [ˈelem]

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Noun

এলেম • (elem) (Islam)

1. learning
2. knowledge
3. erudition
4. scholarship

Derived terms

• এলেমদার (elemodar)
• এলেমবাজ (elembaj)

Related terms

• আলম (alom)
• আলেম (alem)
• ওলামা (ōlama)

 

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “এলেম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “এলেম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh