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almah

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Noun — A woman in Egypt hired to sing or dance for entertainment, sometimes also working as a prostitute.

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Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic عَالِمَة (ʕālima, “singer”), originally a feminine adjective meaning ‘learned, knowledgeable’, from عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).

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