Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i'jam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: i'-jam
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِعْجَام (ʔiʕjām)

Word Breakdown

Root: ع ج م

Inflected Forms

ijam (alternative) i'jām (alternative)

Questions

What does i'jam mean?: Dots used in modern Arabic script to distinguish between consonants with identical backbone (rasm) shapes.
Where does i'jam come from?: Borrowed from Arabic إِعْجَام (ʔiʕjām)

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