ulema

ule·ma

noun \ˌü-lə-ˈmä\

Definition of ULEMA

1

plural in construction : the body of mullahs

2

: mullah

Variants of ULEMA

ule·ma or ula·ma \ˌü-lə-ˈmä\

Origin of ULEMA

Arabic, Turkish, & Persian; Turkish & Persian ʽulemā, from Arabic ʽulamā

First Known Use: 1688

Rhymes with ULEMA

abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, usquebaugh