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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Alme
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or Almai (from Vim, wise, learned), the name of a class of singing girls in Egypt who are present at festivals and entertainments, and act as hired mourners at funerals. They are to be distinguished from the ghawazee, or dancing girls, who perform in the public streets and are of a lower order.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Alme'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/alme.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Alme'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/alme.html. 1910.
