Aramaic

Noun

עָלְמָא • ‎(ʿāləmā) m ‎(plural עָלְמַיָּא ‎(ʿāləmayyā), absolutive עָלַם ‎(ʿālam))

1. eternity, forever
   • Kaddish:

     יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא‎

     yəhē šəmēh rabbā məḇāraḵ ləʿālam ūləʿāləmē ʿāləmayyā

     May His great name be blessed forever and all eternity.

2. world
   • Kaddish:

     יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ‎

     yiṯgaddal wəyiṯqaddaš šəmēh rabbā bəʿāləmā dī ḇərā ḵirʿūṯēh

     May His great name be exalted and sanctified in the world that He created according to His will.

3. nation, people