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Alimas

ÃLIMAS

Etymology

Probably Tatar surn., cf. Brus Галiм, Галiмаў, Галiмскi, total Галим: галим „mokytas žmogus“ ¹, Polish. < tot. Halim, Halimowicz ². Cf. K. Būga, 1958, p. 428. Perhaps the Russian Aлим ³ also belongs here, bRuss. Aлим, Aлимаў ⁴. See more H. Баскакoв, 1979, с. 127.

Feminine FORMS

Alimienė / Alimaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈɑːlʲɪmɐs/

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 98.

2. J. Bystroń, 1936, p. 262.

3. N. Petrovsky, 1966, c. 45.

4. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 26.