alam

See also: alām, alam-, and āläm

Estonian

Etymology

Ultimately derived from ala (“area”).

Noun

alam (genitive alama, partitive alama)

1. inferior, something or someone that is of a lower standing

Inflection

Declension of alam (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		alam	alamad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	alama
genitive			alamate
partitive		alamat	alamaid
illative		alamasse	alamatesse alamaisse
inessive		alamas	alamates alamais
elative		alamast	alamatest alamaist
allative		alamale	alamatele alamaile
adessive		alamal	alamatel alamail
ablative		alamalt	alamatelt alamailt
translative		alamaks	alamateks alamaiks
terminative		alamani	alamateni
essive		alamana	alamatena
abessive		alamata	alamateta
comitative		alamaga	alamatega

Derived terms

• alam-

Hanunoo

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalam/ [ˈʔa.lɐm]
• Rhymes: -alam
• Syllabification: a‧lam

Noun

alam (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜫ᜴)

1. knowledge; understanding; comprehension

   Magkaalaman yi niko.

   I know.

Derived terms

• maalaman

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 24

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧lam
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalam/ [ˈʔa.lam]

Noun

álam

1. knowledge, learning

Derived terms

• kaalam
• maalam
• mag-alam
• paalam