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Ajam

Ajam proper noun: a non-Arab.

Proper noun

Ajam

  1. (historical) A non-Arab.
    • I am Rustam, champion-in-chief of the Arabs and Ajams.2015, Richard Francis Burton, John Payne, Andrew Lang, One Thousand and One Nights - Complete Arabian Nights Collection (Delphi Classics), page 305
  2. (historical) A Persian.
  3. (historical) Persia, land of the Iranian peoples.
    • ... Sultan Selim sent out a letter to Sultan Muzaar Shah, with an account of his victories in 'Arab, 'Ajam, Egypt, Syria and Aleppo.2011, Muzaffar Alam, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Writing the Mughal World, page 43
  4. The name of a maqam.
  5. Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin.
    Synonyms:
    Ayam

Ajam meaning in Hindi, Bengali and Arabic

Ajam in Hindi

non-Arab
अजम ajam, अजमी ajmī
Persian
अजमी ajmī, अजम ajam

Ajam in Bengali

non-Arab
আজম ajom

Ajam in Arabic

non-Arab
أَعْجَمِيّ ʔaʕjamiyy
Persian
أَعْجَمِيّ ʔaʕjamiyy
Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin
عَيَم ʕayam

Synonyms of Ajam

Forms of Ajam

alternative form'Ajam

Origin of Ajam

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

Questions about Ajam

What does Ajam mean?
Ajam means a non-Arab.
What is Ajam in Hindi?
Ajam in Hindi is अजम (ajam), अजमी (ajmī). See Ajam meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ajam?
Ajam is a proper noun.

Words near Ajam in the dictionary

  1. AJAJ
  2. ajaja
  3. ajajas
  4. ajak
  5. ajaks
  6. Ajam
  7. Ajami
  8. Ajami Iraq
  9. Ajami Turkic
  10. ajamoda
  11. ajamutra

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