عجم

Etymology
From the root. The word is from a pre-Islamic form, from the root , referring to people who speak unclearly (thus reflecting the same semantic evolution as ).

Noun

 * 1) non-Arabs (as foreigners or barbarians)
 * 2)  Persians.

Usage notes

 * The affective value attributed to the word depends on the point of view of the user, and the historical period. For example, it had a markedly negative connotation during the Umayyad period, whereas it was often quite positive in the Abbasid period, when Iranians had much political and social influence.

Verb

 * 1) to bite, to chew
 * 2) to try, to test

Verb

 * 1) to point the text, to write distinguishing marks to it

Noun

 * 1) stones, kernels, pits, pips, fruit seeds

Etymology
, from, which is related to.

Noun

 * 1) an Ajam, a Persian

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) Persian; Iranian; Ajam

Proper noun

 * 1) Iran; Persia