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i'jam

i'jam noun: dots used in modern Arabic script to distinguish between consonants with identical backbone (rasm) shapes.

Noun

i'jam (plural i'jam)

  1. Dots used in modern Arabic script to distinguish between consonants with identical backbone (rasm) shapes.

Forms of i'jam

plurali'jam
alternative formijam
alternative formi'jām

Origin of i'jam

Borrowed from Arabic إِعْجَام (ʔiʕjām)

Questions about i'jam

What does i'jam mean?
I'jam means dots used in modern Arabic script to distinguish between consonants with identical backbone (rasm) shapes.
What part of speech is i'jam?
I'jam is a noun.
What is the plural of i'jam?
The plural of i'jam is i'jam.

Words near i'jam in the dictionary

  1. I'd say
  2. I'd've
  3. I'd-a
  4. I'da
  5. i'faith
  6. i'jam
  7. i'jām
  8. I'l
  9. I'ld
  10. I'll
  11. I'll be

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