mallam

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mallam

/ˈmæ.ləm/ UK
/ˈmɑː-/ UK
/ˈmæ.ləm/ US
/ˈmɑ-/ US
/ˈma.lam/ Africa, West

Rhymes with -æləm, -ɑːləm

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Borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”). First attested in the 1820s.

noun mallams · maalam · malam

In Africa, a teacher of the Qur'an.

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@misc{mallam_2026,
  title = {mallam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mallam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}