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aljama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-ja-ma
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A self-governing community of Jews and Moors living under Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “to gather”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, جَمْع, ج م ع

Inflected Forms

aljamas (plural)

Questions

What does aljama mean?
A self-governing community of Jews and Moors living under Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
Where does aljama come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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