mallam

mallam
In Africa, a teacher of the Koran

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  • mallam — /malˈəm/ noun An African scribe, teacher or learned man ORIGIN: Hausa …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mallam — This interesting and unusual surname is of medieval English origin and is locational from a place called Malham in the parish of Kirkby in Malham Dale, Yorkshire, which was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Malgun , as Malghum in the …   Surnames reference

  • mallam — UK [ˈmæləm] / US noun [countable] Word forms mallam : singular mallam plural mallams West African an educated man …   English dictionary

  • Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport — IATA: KAN – ICAO: DNKN …   Wikipedia

  • Mallam Yahaya — Personal information Date of birth December 31, 1974 (1974 12 31) (age 36) Place of birth …   Wikipedia

  • Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport — Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • mallam — mal|lam [ mæləm ] noun count WEST AFRICAN an educated man …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mallam — n. (in West Africa) educated man who is highly educated about the teachings of Islam …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mallam — [ maləm] noun (in parts of Africa) a learned man or scribe. Origin from Hausa mālam(i) …   English new terms dictionary

  • Aeropuerto Internacional de Kano Mallam Aminu — Coordenadas: 12°02′51″N 008°31′28″E / 12.0475, 8.52444 …   Wikipedia Español

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