1) An egyptian dancing girl 
Almeh (عالمة ʕálma IPA; the peasant pronunciation is ʕálme or ʕālme, plural عوالم ʕawālim ʕæˈwæːlem, -lɪm, from lang-ar ʻālima, from علم `to know, be learned`) was the name of a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Arab Egypt, women educated to sing and recite classical poetry and to discourse wittily, conne.....
• (n.) An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma.