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jeem

jeem noun: the letter ج in the Arabic script.

Noun

jeem (plural jeems)

  1. The letter ج in the Arabic script.
    • The underlying letters themselves are a concept. For example, the Arabic letter jeem can be rendered by any of four possible glyphs (depending on where the letter jeem is positioned in the text).2013, John D. Byrum, Olivia Madison, Multi-script, Multilingual, Multi-character Issues for the Online Environment, page 100

Forms of jeem

pluraljeems
alternative formjim

Origin of jeem

Borrowed from Arabic جِيم (jīm).

Questions about jeem

What does jeem mean?
Jeem means the letter ج in the Arabic script.
What part of speech is jeem?
Jeem is a noun.
What is the plural of jeem?
The plural of jeem is jeems.

Words near jeem in the dictionary

  1. Jeeesus
  2. jeeing
  3. jeej
  4. jeel
  5. jeels
  6. jeem
  7. jeemany
  8. jeems
  9. Jeena
  10. jeep
  11. jeep carrier

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