noun
alma
AL-muh
noun
1
A historical term for a professional Egyptian singer or dancer hired for entertainment.
"Travelers in the 19th century wrote about watching an alma perform at local celebrations."
How to Use Alma
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rare historical word for a professional Egyptian entertainer-singer; today it survives mainly as a given name.
Word Forms
almas plural, alma plural, awalim plural
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Etymology
From Arabic ʕālima, literally "learned woman", from ʕalima, "to know".