i'jam

noun

Dots used in modern Arabic script to distinguish between consonants with identical backbone (rasm) shapes.

OriginArabic إِعْجَام →
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Meanings

nouni'jam (plural i'jam)

alternative ijam · alternative i'jām

  1. communicationsDots used in modern Arabic script to distinguish between consonants with identical backbone (rasm) shapes.

Origin

  1. Arabicإِعْجَام
  2. Englishi'jam

Borrowed from Arabic إِعْجَام (ʔiʕjām)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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