almah

n. 阿尔玛(f.) n. (埃及的)歌女,舞女

发音

US /ˈæl.mə/

词形变化

almahs 复数 almahs awalim 复数 awalim

别名

alma alme almeh

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.

词源

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

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