aljama

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aljama

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From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “to gather”).

noun aljamas

historical A self-governing community of Jews and Moors living under Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula. [T]he Church received from them the customary tithes, oblations, and first-fruits. The revenues from the Jewish aljamas, or communities, were always regarded as among the surest resources of the crown.

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@misc{aljama_2026,
  title = {aljama},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aljama},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}