"Ajam" meaning in English

See Ajam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَجَم (ʕajam, “non-Arabs; Persians”), or via Persian عجم ('ajam). Doublet of Ayam. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|عَجَم||non-Arabs; Persians}} Arabic عَجَم (ʕajam, “non-Arabs; Persians”), {{der|en|fa|عجم|tr='ajam}} Persian عجم ('ajam), {{root|en|ar|ع ج م}}, {{doublet|en|Ayam}} Doublet of Ayam Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ajam
  1. (historical) A non-Arab. Tags: historical Categories (place): Iran Translations (non-Arab): أَعْجَمِيّ (ʔaʕjamiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), əcəm (Azerbaijani), আজম (ajom) (Bengali), अजम (ajam) [masculine] (Hindi), अजमी (ajmī) [masculine] (Hindi), Acem (Turkish), ئەجەم (ejem) (Uyghur), ajam (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-Ajam-en-name-YYuEBVNb Disambiguation of Iran: 13 14 28 13 33 Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Uzbek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 28 18 12 14 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 16 25 19 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 18 26 18 8 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 24 17 12 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 19 24 17 12 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 17 26 19 8 30 Disambiguation of 'non-Arab': 71 10 6 3 9
  2. (historical) A Persian. Tags: historical Categories (place): Iran Translations (Persian): أَعْجَمِيّ (ʔaʕjamiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), əcəm (Azerbaijani), अजमी (ajmī) [masculine] (Hindi), अजम (ajam) [masculine] (Hindi), Mwajemi (Swahili), Acem (Turkish), ئەجەم (ejem) (Uyghur), ajam (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-Ajam-en-name-fURg0R7X Disambiguation of Iran: 13 14 28 13 33 Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Uzbek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 28 18 12 14 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 16 25 19 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 18 26 18 8 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 24 17 12 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 19 24 17 12 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 17 26 19 8 30 Disambiguation of 'Persian': 6 70 11 2 11
  3. (historical) Persia, land of the Iranian peoples. Tags: historical Categories (place): Iran Translations (Persia): Əcəm (Azerbaijani), Acem (Turkish), ئەجەمىستان (ejemistan) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-Ajam-en-name-mmqVLwcK Disambiguation of Iran: 13 14 28 13 33 Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Uzbek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 28 18 12 14 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 16 25 19 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 18 26 18 8 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 24 17 12 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 19 24 17 12 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 17 26 19 8 30 Disambiguation of 'Persia': 1 15 79 0 5
  4. (music) The name of a maqam. Categories (topical): Music Categories (place): Iran
    Sense id: en-Ajam-en-name-xhHFbi7A Disambiguation of Iran: 13 14 28 13 33 Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 28 18 12 14 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 24 17 12 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 19 24 17 12 28 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin. Categories (place): Iran Synonyms: Ayam Translations (Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin): عَيَم (ʕayam) [masculine] (Arabic), عَيَم (ʕayam) [Gulf-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic)
    Sense id: en-Ajam-en-name-5sUXrx~3 Disambiguation of Iran: 13 14 28 13 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Gulf Arabic translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Uzbek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 12 8 27 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 10 6 24 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 4 5 31 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 7 9 28 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 28 18 12 14 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 16 25 19 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 18 26 18 8 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Gulf Arabic translations: 16 20 14 14 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 17 19 16 16 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 19 20 14 17 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 24 17 12 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 19 24 17 12 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 17 26 19 8 30 Disambiguation of 'Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin': 4 10 14 1 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'Ajam Related terms: Iraq al-Ajam, Iraq-i Ajam, Ajami
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    "Terms with Uzbek translations",
    "en:Iran"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "عَجَم",
        "4": "",
        "5": "non-Arabs; Persians"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic عَجَم (ʕajam, “non-Arabs; Persians”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "عجم",
        "tr": "'ajam"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian عجم ('ajam)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ع ج م"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Ayam"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Ayam",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic عَجَم (ʕajam, “non-Arabs; Persians”), or via Persian عجم ('ajam). Doublet of Ayam.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Ajam",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Iraq al-Ajam"
    },
    {
      "word": "Iraq-i Ajam"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ajami"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015, Richard Francis Burton, John Payne, Andrew Lang, One Thousand and One Nights - Complete Arabian Nights Collection (Delphi Classics), page 305:",
          "text": "I am Rustam, champion-in-chief of the Arabs and Ajams.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A non-Arab."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Arab",
          "Arab"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A non-Arab."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Persian."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Persian",
          "Persian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A Persian."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011, Muzaffar Alam, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Writing the Mughal World, page 43:",
          "text": "... Sultan Selim sent out a letter to Sultan Muzaar Shah, with an account of his victories in 'Arab, 'Ajam, Egypt, Syria and Aleppo.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Persia, land of the Iranian peoples."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Persia",
          "Persia"
        ],
        [
          "Iranian",
          "Iranian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Persia, land of the Iranian peoples."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The name of a maqam."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "maqam",
          "maqam#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) The name of a maqam."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Kuwaiti",
          "Kuwaiti"
        ],
        [
          "Iranian",
          "Iranian"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Ayam"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "'Ajam"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaʕjamiyy",
      "sense": "non-Arab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "أَعْجَمِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "non-Arab",
      "word": "əcəm"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "ajom",
      "sense": "non-Arab",
      "word": "আজম"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ajam",
      "sense": "non-Arab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "अजम"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ajmī",
      "sense": "non-Arab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "अजमी"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "non-Arab",
      "word": "Acem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "ejem",
      "sense": "non-Arab",
      "word": "ئەجەم"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "non-Arab",
      "word": "ajam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaʕjamiyy",
      "sense": "Persian",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "أَعْجَمِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "Persian",
      "word": "əcəm"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ajmī",
      "sense": "Persian",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "अजमी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ajam",
      "sense": "Persian",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "अजम"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "Persian",
      "word": "Mwajemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Persian",
      "word": "Acem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "ejem",
      "sense": "Persian",
      "word": "ئەجەم"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "Persian",
      "word": "ajam"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "Persia",
      "word": "Əcəm"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Persia",
      "word": "Acem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "ejemistan",
      "sense": "Persia",
      "word": "ئەجەمىستان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕayam",
      "sense": "Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عَيَم"
    },
    {
      "code": "afb",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕayam",
      "sense": "Kuwaiti citizens of Iranian origin",
      "tags": [
        "Gulf-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عَيَم"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ajam"
}

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