alelumum

Turkish

Alternative forms

• alelûmum

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish علی العموم, from Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) and الْعُمُوم (al-ʕumūm). Compare Azerbaijani ələlümum, Persian علی‌العموم (“alalomum”).

Adverb

alelumum (archaic)

1. generally, in general; commonly

   Synonym: bilumum

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “alelumum”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عموم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1322
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN