Ajman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
  2. The capital city of Ajman emirate, United Arab Emirates.

Word forms

Ajman

Etymology

From Arabic عَجْمان (ʕajmān), related to عَجَم (ʕajam, “foreigner”), because the area was at one time inhabited by Persians.

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