Ajam

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Ajam

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

proper noun 'Ajam

historical A non-Arab. I am Rustam, champion-in-chief of the Arabs and Ajams.
historical A Persian.
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.
The name of a maqam.
Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin.
Similar: Ayam

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name non-Arab

हिन्दी	अजम ajam, अजमी ajmī
العربية	أَعْجَمِيّ ʔaʕjamiyy

name Persian

हिन्दी	अजमी ajmī, अजम ajam
Kiswahili	Mwajemi
العربية	أَعْجَمِيّ ʔaʕjamiyy

name Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin

العربية	عَيَم ʕayam

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BibTeX

@misc{ajam_2026,
  title = {Ajam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ajam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}