Ajam

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proper noun

A non-Arab.

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Ayam
OriginArabic عَجَم ← Persian عجم →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative 'Ajam

  1. historicalA non-Arab.

    I am Rustam, champion-in-chief of the Arabs and Ajams.

    2015, Richard Francis Burton, John Payne, Andrew Lang, One Thousand and One Nights - Complete Arabian Nights Collection (Delphi Classics), page 305
  2. historicalA Persian.
  3. historicalPersia, land of the Iranian peoples.

    ... Sultan Selim sent out a letter to Sultan Muzaar Shah, with an account of his victories in 'Arab, 'Ajam, Egypt, Syria and Aleppo.

    2011, Muzaffar Alam, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Writing the Mughal World, page 43
  4. entertainmentThe name of a maqam.
  5. Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin.

    Synonyms: Ayam

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounKuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin.

Similar
Ayam
Also see
ayam

Origin

  1. Persianعجم
  2. Arabicعَجَم“non-Arabs; Persians”
  3. EnglishAjam

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

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Translations

Arabic أَعْجَمِيّ, أَعْجَمِيّ
  • أَعْجَمِيّ (ʔaʕjamiyy)non-Arab
  • أَعْجَمِيّ (ʔaʕjamiyy)Persian
  • عَيَم (ʕayam)Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin
Bengali আজম
  • আজম (ajom)non-Arab
Hindi अजम, अजमी
  • अजम (ajam)non-Arab
  • अजमी (ajmī)non-Arab
  • अजमी (ajmī)Persian
  • अजम (ajam)Persian
Swahili Mwajemi
  • MwajemiPersian
Turkish Acem, Acem
  • Acemnon-Arab
  • AcemPersian
  • AcemPersia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

JAMA
Cite this entry
APA

Ajam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ajam

MLA

“Ajam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ajam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ajam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ajam.

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