عام
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عام¹
- /ʕaːm/
Where it comes from
Since this word competes with سَنَة (sana), عَام (ʕām) is suggested to be loaned from Old South Arabian 𐩲𐩣 (ʿm /*ʿām/, “year”). Compare Ge'ez ዓም (ʿam, “year”).
noun عَام · ʕām · أَعْوَام · الْعَام
عام²
- /ʕaːmm/
Where it comes from
Derived from the active participle of عَمَّ (ʕamma, “to be general, to be common, to prevail”) (cognate to Hebrew עַם (am, “nation”) and עֲמָמִי ('amamí, “public”)). Contamination from Parthian 𐫍𐫀𐫖 (hʾm /hām-/, “same”) or its Middle Iranian analogues such as engendering Old Armenian համ- (ham-, “same, homo-; whole, pan-”) is considered.
adjective عَامّ · ʕāmm · عَامَّة · أَعَمّ · الْعَامّ
- public
- prevalent, universal
- general بلغت نسبة التصويت العامة في إسرائيل حتى الساعة الثامنة 62% وهي اقل 2.6% عن عام 2015.
- common, ordinary
عام³
- /ʕaː.ma/
In English
Talk about this word "عام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. عام. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85 "عام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85.Cite this
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title = {عام},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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