Etymology

Ajam

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Today it means: A non-Arab. Full definition →

Arabic عَجَم ← Persian عجم
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  1. Persian · derived fromعجم
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromعَجَم“non-Arabs; Persians”
  3. English todayAjam

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.