عجم
ʿ-j-m
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عجم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root عجم (ʿajama) primarily means to bite or chew, especially to test hardness.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-j-m
Listen:
ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ
41:44
Root letters:
ع — ج — م
Word Family Tree (4 forms)
All word forms derived from the root عجم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 4×
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عجم appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (3)
Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)
The Bee 16:103
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ نَعۡلَمُ أَنَّهُمۡ یَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا یُعَلِّمُهُۥ بَشَرࣱۗ لِّسَانُ ٱلَّذِی یُلۡحِدُونَ إِلَیۡهِ أَعۡجَمِیࣱّ وَهَـٰذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِیࣱّ مُّبِینٌ ١٠٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur'an is [in] a clear Arabic language
The Poets 26:198
Noun
وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِینَ ١٩٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigner
وَلَوۡ جَعَلۡنَـٰهُ قُرۡءَانًا أَعۡجَمِیࣰّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوۡلَا فُصِّلَتۡ ءَایَـٰتُهُۥۤۖ ءَا۬عۡجَمِیࣱّ وَعَرَبِیࣱّۗ قُلۡ هُوَ لِلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدࣰى وَشِفَاۤءࣱۚ وَٱلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ فِیۤ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرࣱ وَهُوَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ عَمًىۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ یُنَادَوۡنَ مِن مَّكَانِۭ بَعِیدࣲ ٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And if We had made it a non-Arabic Qur'an, they would have said, "Why are its verses not explained in detail [in our language]? Is it a foreign [recitation] and an Arab [messenger]?" Say, "It is, for those who believe, a guidance and cure." And those who do not believe - in their ears is deafness, and it is upon them blindness. Those are being called from a distant place
Derived Forms (4)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ | ʾaāʿjamiāun | Noun | 1× | |
| أَعْجَمِيًّا | ʾaaʿjamiyanā | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ | lʾaaʿjamiyna | Noun | 1× | |
| أَعْجَمِىٌّ | ʾaaʿjamiāun | Noun | 1× |