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| '''''Ajam''''' (عجم) in ] means non-], or in particular non-Arabic-speaker. Some consider it a ] word. In the ], it commonly refers to ], while in ] it referred to speakers of ] - becoming "]" in ] in reference to Arabic-script writing of those languages - and in ], '']'' similarly refers to ] such as ] and ] in the ]. | '''''Ajam''''' (عجم) in ] primarly means non-], or in particular non-Arabic-speaker. Other meanings are ''Persian'', ] (non-civilized wilds) or ''Stranger'' generally. Some consider it a ] word. In the ], it commonly refers to ], while in ] it referred to speakers of ] - becoming "]" in ] in reference to Arabic-script writing of those languages - and in ], '']'' similarly refers to ] such as ] and ] in the ]. | ||
| The Arabic family name "Ajami" (عجمي), well-known bearers of which include ], normally indicates Persian descent. | The Arabic family name "Ajami" (عجمي), well-known bearers of which include ], normally indicates Persian descent. | ||
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Template:Otheruses2 Ajam (عجم) in Arabic primarly means non-Arab, or in particular non-Arabic-speaker. Other meanings are Persian, Barbarian (non-civilized wilds) or Stranger generally. Some consider it a derogatory word. In the Middle East, it commonly refers to Persians, while in al-Andalus it referred to speakers of Romance languages - becoming "Aljamiado" in Spanish in reference to Arabic-script writing of those languages - and in West Africa, Ajami similarly refers to the writing of local languages such as Hausa and Fulani in the Arabic alphabet.
The Arabic family name "Ajami" (عجمي), well-known bearers of which include Fouad Ajami, normally indicates Persian descent.
A Persian folk etymology derives the word from the name of an ancient Persian king, Jamshid; this is linguistically improbable. In many books postdating the Arab conquest, for instance the Shahnameh of Ferdousi, the word is used to refer to Iranians and to the Persian language.
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