âlem

See also: 'alem, -alem, alem, and além

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عالم (alem), from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈlem/, [-æm]

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• Hyphenation: â‧lem

Noun

âlem (definite accusative âlemi, plural âlemler)

1. world

   Synonyms: dünya, cihan

2. Universe
3. (biology, taxonomy) kingdom

   hayvanlar âlemi ― the animal kingdom

4. a person exhibitng unusual or amusing behavior, a character

Adjective

âlem

1. (of a person) exhibiting unusual or amusing behavior

   Çok âlem adamsın! ― You're such a character!

Declension

Declension of âlem

singular plural nominative âlem âlemler definite accusative âlemi âlemleri dative âleme âlemlere locative âlemde âlemlerde ablative âlemden âlemlerden genitive âlemin âlemlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular âlemim âlemlerim 2nd singular âlemin âlemlerin 3rd singular âlemi âlemleri 1st plural âlemimiz âlemlerimiz 2nd plural âleminiz âlemleriniz 3rd plural âlemleri âlemleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular âlemimi âlemlerimi 2nd singular âlemini âlemlerini 3rd singular âlemini âlemlerini 1st plural âlemimizi âlemlerimizi 2nd plural âleminizi âlemlerinizi 3rd plural âlemlerini âlemlerini dative singular plural 1st singular âlemime âlemlerime 2nd singular âlemine âlemlerine 3rd singular âlemine âlemlerine 1st plural âlemimize âlemlerimize 2nd plural âleminize âlemlerinize 3rd plural âlemlerine âlemlerine locative singular plural 1st singular âlemimde âlemlerimde 2nd singular âleminde âlemlerinde 3rd singular âleminde âlemlerinde 1st plural âlemimizde âlemlerimizde 2nd plural âleminizde âlemlerinizde 3rd plural âlemlerinde âlemlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular âlemimden âlemlerimden 2nd singular âleminden âlemlerinden 3rd singular âleminden âlemlerinden 1st plural âlemimizden âlemlerimizden 2nd plural âleminizden âlemlerinizden 3rd plural âlemlerinden âlemlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular âlemimin âlemlerimin 2nd singular âleminin âlemlerinin 3rd singular âleminin âlemlerinin 1st plural âlemimizin âlemlerimizin 2nd plural âleminizin âlemlerinizin 3rd plural âlemlerinin âlemlerinin

Synonyms

• evren
• kâinat

Pronoun

âlem

1. everyone
2. everybody