English Explanatory Dictionary

Ajam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A non-Arab.
  2. A Persian.
  3. Persia, land of the Iranian peoples.
  4. The name of a maqam.
  5. Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin.

Word forms

Ajam 'Ajam

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَجَم (ʕajam, “non-Arabs; Persians”), or via Persian عجم ('ajam). Doublet of Ayam.

Synonyms

Ayam

Related words

Iraq al-Ajam Iraq-i Ajam Ajami
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary