Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ulama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: ula-ma
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of ulema.

noun

The devil bird (an avian cryptid of Sri Lanka)

Example Sentences

"There he […] became disillusioned with much of the Islamic clerical establishment, and first expressed his contempt for what he called ‘religious secularists’, those foolish ulama who attempt to separate politics from religion."
"There is a bird in Ceylon, which the natives call ulama, or the demon bird, which utters most loud and ear-piercing screams, strongly resembling the shrieks of a human being in severe bodily agony."

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ōllamaliztli. Doublet of ullamaliztli.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: عُلَمَاء

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Zoology.

Synonyms

ulema

Questions

What does ulama mean?: A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.
Where does ulama come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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