Etymology

i'jam

Today it means: Dots used in modern Arabic script to distinguish between consonants with identical backbone (rasm) shapes. Full definition →

Arabic إِعْجَام
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromإِعْجَام
  2. English todayi'jam

Borrowed from Arabic إِعْجَام (ʔiʕjām)

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