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English word origin

Etymology of Ajami

From Arabic عَجَمِيّ (ʕajamiyy). By surface analysis, Ajam + -i.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

The Ajami script.

adj

Non-Arab; Persian.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Arabic عَجَمِيّ (ʕajamiyy). By surface analysis, Ajam + -i.

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