imale

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

imale (Cyrillic spelling имале)

1. feminine plural active past participle of imati

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اماله (imâle), from Arabic إِمَالَة (ʔimāla).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧ma‧le

Noun

imale (definite accusative imaleyi, plural imaleler)

1. (linguistics) imala
2. tilting

Declension

Declension of imale

singular plural nominative imale imaleler definite accusative imaleyi imaleleri dative imaleye imalelere locative imalede imalelerde ablative imaleden imalelerden genitive imalenin imalelerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular imalem imalelerim 2nd singular imalen imalelerin 3rd singular imalesi imaleleri 1st plural imalemiz imalelerimiz 2nd plural imaleniz imaleleriniz 3rd plural imaleleri imaleleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular imalemi imalelerimi 2nd singular imaleni imalelerini 3rd singular imalesini imalelerini 1st plural imalemizi imalelerimizi 2nd plural imalenizi imalelerinizi 3rd plural imalelerini imalelerini dative singular plural 1st singular imaleme imalelerime 2nd singular imalene imalelerine 3rd singular imalesine imalelerine 1st plural imalemize imalelerimize 2nd plural imalenize imalelerinize 3rd plural imalelerine imalelerine locative singular plural 1st singular imalemde imalelerimde 2nd singular imalende imalelerinde 3rd singular imalesinde imalelerinde 1st plural imalemizde imalelerimizde 2nd plural imalenizde imalelerinizde 3rd plural imalelerinde imalelerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular imalemden imalelerimden 2nd singular imalenden imalelerinden 3rd singular imalesinden imalelerinden 1st plural imalemizden imalelerimizden 2nd plural imalenizden imalelerinizden 3rd plural imalelerinden imalelerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular imalemin imalelerimin 2nd singular imalenin imalelerinin 3rd singular imalesinin imalelerinin 1st plural imalemizin imalelerimizin 2nd plural imalenizin imalelerinizin 3rd plural imalelerinin imalelerinin

References

• “imale”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• اِمَلعِ (in Ajami)
• ìmọ̀le

Etymology

Of unclear origin, but likely from Hausa mālàmī (“[Islamic] teacher”). A common folk etymology connects the term with the Mali Empire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.mà.lē/

Noun

ìmàle

1. Muslim

   Synonym: Mùsùlùmí

Usage notes

This term is not used by Yoruba Muslims.

Descendants

• → Portuguese: malê