عالم āﻌlam A (Heb. ) s. m. The world, the universe, time, regions, state, beauty. عالم آرا āﻌlam-ārā, World-adorning. عالم بالا يا علوي āﻌlam-i-bālā or -uﻌlvī, The heavens, the people of the heavens. عالم تاب āﻌlam-tāb, World-illumi- nating or world-warming. عالم سفلي āﻌlam-i-suflī, The earth. عالم گير āﻌlam-gīr, Conquering the world. (Arab. plur. inflect. عالمين).