Surname

Ulemek

“learned men; doctors of the canon law of Islam”

Ulemek is a surname from Ottoman Turkish. It is used in Serbo-Croatian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ulemek goes back to Ottoman Turkish علما (ʿulemā), meaning “learned men; doctors of the canon law of Islam.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Ulemek comes from Ottoman Turkish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish علما (ʿulemā, “learned men; doctors of the canon law of Islam”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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