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jam in Arabic

مُرَبًّى murabban

[ˈd͡ʒeəm] ~ [ˈd͡ʒɛəm]/ˈd͡ʒæm/

jam in Arabic: مُرَبًّى (murabban), شَوَّشَ (šawwaša). In English, jam means a sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

Arabic words for jam

sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar
مُرَبًّى murabban
to block or confuse a broadcast signal
شَوَّشَ šawwaša

English meaning of jam

  1. noun A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
  2. noun A difficult situation.
  3. noun A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
  4. noun A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.

Full definition of jam

jam in a sentence

  • He is allergic to jam.
  • She loves eating jam for breakfast in hotels.
  • The pitcher's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.

Synonyms of jam

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Questions about jam in Arabic

What is the meaning of jam in Arabic?
Jam in Arabic is مُرَبًّى (murabban), شَوَّشَ (šawwaša).
ما معنى كلمة jam؟
Jam: مُرَبًّى (murabban), شَوَّشَ (šawwaša).
What does jam mean in English?
Jam means a sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jam (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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