aljamiado

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/ˌɑl.hɑ.miˈɑː.dəʊ//-ðəʊ/

noun

Text of non-Semitic languages, especially European languages, written in Arabic letters.

OriginSpanish aljamiado ← Arabic عَجَمِيَّة →
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Meanings

nounaljamiado (uncountable)

alternative Aljamiado · alternative Aljamia · alternative aljamia

  1. uncountableText of non-Semitic languages, especially European languages, written in Arabic letters.

Origin

  1. Arabicعَجَمِيَّة
  2. Spanishaljamiado
  3. Englishaljamiado

From Spanish aljamiado (composed of aljamía + -ado), from Arabic عَجَمِيَّة (ʕajamiyya) or اَلْعَجَمِيَّة (al-ʕajamiyya), from عَجَم (ʕajam, “non-Arabs, esp. Persians”) + ـِي (-ī, “relative adjective (nisba) suffix”) + ـَة (-a, “feminine marker, also used to mark language names or to generally form nouns from the adjectives”).

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Translations

Portuguese aljamia, aljamiado
  • aljamianon-Semitic language written in Arabic letters
  • aljamiadonon-Semitic language written in Arabic letters
Spanish aljamía, aljamiado
  • aljamíanon-Semitic language written in Arabic letters
  • aljamiadonon-Semitic language written in Arabic letters

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with aljamiado

coloradoavocadobravadomikadofadoapostoladobastinadocrabocado
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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