Etymology

Ajman

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Today it means: An emirate of the United Arab Emirates. Full definition →

Arabic عَجْمان
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعَجْمان
  2. English todayAjman

From Arabic عَجْمان (ʕajmān), related to عَجَم (ʕajam, “foreigner”), because the area was at one time inhabited by Persians.

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