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ulemá

Portuguese, noun/u.leˈma/

ulemá is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alim (scholar of Islamic law)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does ulemá mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinealim (scholar of Islamic law)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of ulemá

  • ulemás plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ulemá?

  • Brazil /u.leˈma/
  • Portugal /u.lɨˈma/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to ulemá

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.