Alim
Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕaliːm] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | All-knowing one, omniscient |
Region of origin | Middle East |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Aleem |
Alim (ʿAlīm عليم, also anglicized as Aleem) is one of the Names of God in Islam, meaning "All-knowing one". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Alim, "Servant of the All-Knowing":
Given name[]
- Alim Ashirov, Soviet footballer
- AFM Alim Chowdhury, Bangladeshi physician
- Aleem Dar (born 1968), Pakistani cricketer
- Alim Karkayev, Russian footballer
- Alim Khan, Khan of Kokand
- Mohammed Alim Khan, last emir of the Manghit dynasty
- Alim Kouliev, Russian-American actor and director
- Abdul Alim Musa, Muslim American activist and director of Masjid Al-Islam
- Alim McNeill (born 2000), American football player
- Alim Öztürk, Turkish footballer
- Alim Qasimov, Azerbaijani musician
- Mohammad Alim Qarar, member of the Wolesi Jirga for Laghman Province, Afghanistan
- Alim Qurbanov, Azerbaijani footballer
Surname[]
- Issam Alim, Egyptian Islamist
- Juice Aleem, British rapper
- Obaidullah Aleem (born 1939), Pakistani Urdu poet
Other uses[]
Categories:
- Given names
- Surnames
- Arabic-language surnames
- Arabic masculine given names
- Names of God in Islam