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{{also|ALM|Alm}}
==Translingual==

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{SI-unit-abb|atto|lumen|[[luminous flux]]}}

==English==

===Etymology===
{{backform|en|alms}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ɑːm/|a=England,Wales}}
* {{IPA|en|/ɑm/|/ɑlm/|/ɔlm/|q3=obsolete|/æm/|a=US}}<ref>{{R:Krapp English Language in America|II|82}}</ref>
* {{IPA|en|/am/|a=Ireland,Scotland}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːm|ɑːlm|ɔːlm|s=1}}
* {{hmp|en|arm|aa=most <<non-rhotic>> accents}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|nonstandard}} Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of [[alms]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1992|author=Orlando B. Cuartocruz|title=Zamboanga Chabacano Folk Literature|page=26
|passage=An '''alm''' to the poor is a work of charity. Una limosna a los pobres es obra de caridad.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1992|author=Bobb Biehl|title=The Question Book|publisher=Thomas Nelson Publishers|isbn=9780840796196
|passage=If in doubt, you rarely go wrong giving an '''alm''' to the poor, and you might feel better about it.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2015|author=Brennan Manning|title=The Ragamuffin Gospel|publisher=Multnomah|isbn=9781601428684|page=78
|passage=“An '''alm''' for the love of God,” cries the beggar. Don Juan stops, reaches in his pocket and holds out his last gold coin above the outstretched arms of the [beggar].}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2020|author=Melanie Dickerson|title=The Peasant's Dream|publisher=Thomas Nelson|isbn=9780785228349|page=99
|passage=He wanted to offer it to you, as an '''alm''' for the Church, but I told him you would never agree to that. But if you wish to pay one guilder per month, I think he would accept that.}}

===References===
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=alm|AML|LAM|Lam|Lam.|M.L.A.|MLA|Mal|Mal.|lam|mal|mal-}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nl|de|Alm}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ɑlm/}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|alm}}
* {{rhyme|nl|ɑlm}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|f|-en|-}}

# [[alpine]] [[pasture]] {{defdate|from mid 19th c.}}
#* '''1859''', Heinrich Berghaus, ''Wat men van de aarde weet, en hoe men tot de kennis daarvan is gekomen'', Vol. 3, tr. by P. van Os from German, Van Druten & Bleeker (publ.) page 229.
#*: {{quote|nl|Nu volgt weldra het drijven van het vee naar de '''alm'''.|Now the driving of livestock to the '''alpine pasture''' soon follows.}}
#: {{syn|nl|alpenweide}}

====Hypernyms====
* {{l|nl|bergweide}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==
{{wikipedia|lang=no}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|nb|non|almr}}, from {{der|nb|gem-pro|*elmaz}}, ultimately from {{der|nb|ine-pro|*h₁élem}}.

===Noun===
{{head|nb|noun|g=m|definite singular|almen|indefinite plural|almer|definite plural|almene}}

# an [[elm]] {{C|nb|Trees}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|nb|almetre}}

===References===
* {{R:The Bokmål Dictionary}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==
{{wikipedia|lang=nn}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|nn|non|almr}}. Akin to {{cog|en|elm}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nn|/ɑlm/}}

===Noun===
{{nn-noun-m1}}

# a [[wych elm]] ({{taxfmt|Ulmus glabra|species}})
# an [[elm]], (''a tree of the genus'' ''{{taxfmt|Ulmus|genus}})'' {{C|nn|Trees}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|nn|almetre}}

===References===
* {{R:The Nynorsk Dictionary}}

==Swedish==
{{wikipedia|lang=sv}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sv|non|almr}}, from {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*elmaz}}, ultimately from {{inh|sv|ine-pro|*h₁élem}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sv|Sv-en alm.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{sv-noun|c}}

# [[elm]]

====Declension====
{{sv-infl-noun-c-ar}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|sv|almsjuka||Dutch elm disease}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|sv|a=alm|LMA|lam|mal}}

==Zoogocho Zapotec==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|zpq|es|alma}}, from {{der|zpq|la|anima}}.

===Noun===
{{head|zpq|noun}}

# {{l|en|soul}}

===References===
* {{R:Long & Cruz 2000|page=3}}