alma

• almah

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈæl.mə/

• Audio (US):

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alma (plural almas or alma)

1. An Egyptian singer or dancing-girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.

• amla, Alam, lama, Amal, laam, Lama, mala, LAMA

From Latin anima.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalma/, [ˈal.ma]

alma f (plural almes)

1. soul

• ánima

Other scripts

Cyrillic		алма
Abjad		آلما

Inherited from Common Turkic *alma.

• IPA^(key): /ɑɫˈmɑ/

• Azerbaijani:

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alma (definite accusative almanı, plural almalar)

1. apple

Declension of alma
	singular	plural
nominative	alma	almalar
definite accusative	almanı	almaları
dative	almaya	almalara
locative	almada	almalarda
ablative	almadan	almalardan
definite genitive	almanın	almaların

Possessive forms of alma
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	almam	almalarım
sənin (“your”)	alman	almaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	alması	almaları
bizim (“our”)	almamız	almalarımız
sizin (“your”)	almanız	almalarınız
onların (“their”)	alması or almaları	almaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	almamı	almalarımı
sənin (“your”)	almanı	almalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	almasını	almalarını
bizim (“our”)	almamızı	almalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	almanızı	almalarınızı
onların (“their”)	almasını or almalarını	almalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	almama	almalarıma
sənin (“your”)	almana	almalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	almasına	almalarına
bizim (“our”)	almamıza	almalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	almanıza	almalarınıza
onların (“their”)	almasına or almalarına	almalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	almamda	almalarımda
sənin (“your”)	almanda	almalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	almasında	almalarında
bizim (“our”)	almamızda	almalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	almanızda	almalarınızda
onların (“their”)	almasında or almalarında	almalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	almamdan	almalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	almandan	almalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	almasından	almalarından
bizim (“our”)	almamızdan	almalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	almanızdan	almalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	almasından or almalarından	almalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	almamın	almalarımın
sənin (“your”)	almanın	almalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	almasının	almalarının
bizim (“our”)	almamızın	almalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	almanızın	almalarınızın
onların (“their”)	almasının or almalarının	almalarının

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑɫ.mɑ]

alma

1. second-person singular negative imperative of almaq

• elma

From Common Turkic *alma.

alma

1. apple

• ialma

From Old Galician-Portuguese alma, from Latin anima. The dialectal form ialma contains an antihiatic sandhi semi-vowel generated in the usual expression a alma, "the soul". Doublet of ánima.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalma/ [ˈɑl.mɐ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈjalma/ [ˈjɑl.mɐ] (dialectal, corresponding to the form ialma)
• Rhymes: -alma
• Hyphenation: al‧ma

alma f (plural almas)

1. soul (of a living person)
   • 1594, anonymous author, Entremés dos pastores:

     Ay Jan cata non te enfermes, nen sentencies con malicia, cata que a yalma perdes.

     Oh, Xan, look, don't get sick, or sentence with malice; watch out, because you are losing the soul

2. (figurative) person

   Synonyms: cristiano, persoa

3. (figurative) health
4. (figurative) core, nucleus

   Synonym: cerne

• ánima

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “alma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alma”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• arma (La Maddalena)^[1]

From Classical Latin arma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈalma/^[1]

alma f (plural almi)

1. weapon

From Portuguese alma. Cognate with Kabuverdianu álma.

alma

1. soul

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒːlmɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: al‧ma
• Rhymes: -mɒ

From Common Turkic *alma.

alma (plural almák)

1. apple

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	alma	almák
accusative	almát	almákat
dative	almának	almáknak
instrumental	almával	almákkal
causal-final	almáért	almákért
translative	almává	almákká
terminative	almáig	almákig
essive-formal	almaként	almákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	almában	almákban
superessive	almán	almákon
adessive	almánál	almáknál
illative	almába	almákba
sublative	almára	almákra
allative	almához	almákhoz
elative	almából	almákból
delative	almáról	almákról
ablative	almától	almáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	almáé	almáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	almáéi	almákéi

Possessive forms of alma
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	almám	almáim
2nd person sing.	almád	almáid
3rd person sing.	almája	almái
1st person plural	almánk	almáink
2nd person plural	almátok	almáitok
3rd person plural	almájuk	almáik

alom (“litter, bedding”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

alma

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of alom

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	alma	—
accusative	almát	—
dative	almának	—
instrumental	almával	—
causal-final	almáért	—
translative	almává	—
terminative	almáig	—
essive-formal	almaként	—
essive-modal	almául	—
inessive	almában	—
superessive	almán	—
adessive	almánál	—
illative	almába	—
sublative	almára	—
allative	almához	—
elative	almából	—
delative	almáról	—
ablative	almától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	almáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	almáéi	—

• alma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• alma in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.ma/
• Rhymes: -alma
• Hyphenation: àl‧ma

Probably from Vulgar Latin *alima, dissimilated form of Latin anima^[1] (compare Spanish and Portuguese alma); alternatively, a borrowing from Old Occitan^[2] (compare Occitan anma, arma). Doublet of anima.

alma f (plural alme)

1. (literary) soul

   Synonym: anima

• alma¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “jump”).

alma m (uncountable)

1. (board games) halma

• alma² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

alma

1. feminine singular of almo

• lama

From Latin anima.

alma f (Latin spelling, plural almas)

1. soul

alma f

1. inflection of almus:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

• alma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “alma”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Inherited from Latin anima.

alma f (plural almas)

1. soul

• AEDLL

From Latin anima (“soul, breath”).

alma f (plural almas)

1. soul

From Latin anima (“soul, breath”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈal̪.ma/

alma f (plural almas)

1. soul
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 26 (facsimile):

     e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar

     and soon devils arrived, seizing the soul, and took it very quickly without delay

• espirito

• Galician: alma
• Portuguese: alma

From Old Galician-Portuguese alma, from Latin anima (“soul, breath”). Doublet of anima, borrowed from the same source.

• Audio (Portugal, Oporto):

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -almɐ, (Brazil) -awmɐ
• Hyphenation: al‧ma

alma f (plural almas)

1. soul
   • 1913, Fernando Pessoa, Ó sino da minha aldeia:

     Ó sino da minha aldeia, / Dolente na tarde calma, / Cada tua badalada / Soa dentro da minha alma.

     Oh bell of my village, / Mournful in this peaceful afternoon, / Each one of your tollings / Resounds in my soul.

• (Sedini) IPA^(key): /ˈalma/^[1]

alma f (plural almi)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of àimma (“weapon”)

From Old Spanish alma, inherited from Latin anima. Doublet of ánima, borrowed from the same source.

• IPA^(key): /ˈalma/ [ˈal.ma]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -alma
• Syllabification: al‧ma

alma f (plural almas)

1. soul

   Synonym: ánima

2. (engineering) web (strip of material between flanges)

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.

  el alma, un alma

• They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.

• → Zoogocho Zapotec: angl

alma f

1. feminine singular of almo

• “alma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Borrowed from Spanish armar, from Latin armāre.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈma/ [ʔɐlˈma]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: al‧ma

almá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋ)

1. rising of hind legs in violent protest, rage, or bad temper (as of horses)
2. (figurative) rising in violent protest or anger
3. (figurative) tantrum; fit of bad temper (as of a child)

• lindig

• alam

alma

1. second-person singular negative imperative of almak

• The stress is on the first syllable, i.e. alma.

alma (definite accusative almayı, plural almalar)

1. verbal noun of almak
   1. taking, picking up, buying

• The stress is on the last syllable, i.e. alma.

From Ottoman Turkish آلما (alma).

alma (definite accusative almayı, plural almalar)

1. Obsolete form of elma (“apple”).

• The stress is on the last syllable, i.e. alma.

From Common Turkic *alma.

• Hyphenation: al‧ma

alma (definite accusative almany, plural almalar)

1. apple

• “alma” in Enedilim.com
• “alma” in Webonary.org