English Explanatory Dictionary

zaim

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Turkish irregular mounted militia.
  2. The chief of such a militia.
  3. An influential figure or leader in Lebanon.

Word forms

zaim zaims

Etymology

From Arabic زعيم (zaʕīm, “leader”).

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