different between hafiz vs alim

English

Etymology

Persian, from Arabic ??????? (??fi?), present participle of ??????? (?afi?a, “to guard, know by heart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h??f?z/

Noun

hafiz (plural hafizes or huffaz)

1. a Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an
   • 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), ?ISBN, pages 61–62:

     He was a hafiz, one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (??lim), active participle of ??????? (?alima, “to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???l?m/

Noun

alim (plural ulama or ulema or alims)

1. An educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class

Translations

See also

• Ulema on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Liam, Lima, Mali, Mila, lima, mail, mali

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic ??????? (??lim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???lim]
• Hyphenation: a?lim

Noun

alim (definite accusative alimi, plural aliml?r)

1. scholar, scientist
2. (figuratively) a learned person, adept, erudite

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay alim, from Classical Malay alim, from Arabic ??????? (??lim).

Adjective

alim

1. pious
2. religious

Derived terms

Noun

alim

1. alim

Old Norse

Verb

alim

1. first-person plural active present subjunctive of ala

Portuguese

Noun

alim m (plural alins)

1. (Islam) alim (scholar of Islamic law)

   Synonym: ulemá

Sundanese

Romanization

alim

1. Romanization of ?????

Volapük

Noun

alim (plural alims)

1. everyone