The triliteral root ʿayn jīm mīm (ع ج م) occurs four times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- three times as the nominal aʿjamiīī (أَعْجَمِىّ)
- once as the noun aʿjamīn (أَعْجَمِين)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Nominal
(1) Noun
| (16:103:12) aʿjamiyyun | (is) foreign | لِسَانُ الَّذِي يُلْحِدُونَ إِلَيْهِ أَعْجَمِيٌّ |
| (41:44:9) āʿ'jamiyyun | (Is it) a foreign (language) | أَأَعْجَمِيٌّ وَعَرَبِيٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هُدًى وَشِفَاءٌ |
(2) Adjective
| (41:44:4) aʿjamiyyan | (in) a foreign (language) | وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَقَالُوا لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ |
Noun
| (26:198:5) l-aʿjamīna | (of) the non-Arabs | وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ الْأَعْجَمِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
