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عجم

ʿ-j-m

The root عجم (ʿajama) primarily means to bite or chew, especially to test hardness.

Root

ع-ج-م

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Total uses

3

Verses

3

Surahs

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Forms

Root

ع-ج-م

Root Meaning

The root عجم (ʿajama) primarily means to bite or chew, especially to test hardness.

Derived forms

أَعۡجَمِيࣱّ2ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ1

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (3)

An-Nahl 16:103

أَعْجَمِىٌّMeaning here: The root عجم (ʿajama) primarily means to bite or chew, especially to test hardness.

And We know well that they say: Only a man teacheth him. The speech of him at whom they falsely hint is outlandish, and this is clear Arabic speech

Ash-Shu'ara 26:198

ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَMeaning here: The root عجم (ʿajama) primarily means to bite or chew, especially to test hardness.

And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs

Fussilat 41:44

أَعْجَمِيًّاMeaning here: The root عجم (ʿajama) primarily means to bite or chew, especially to test hardness.

And if We had appointed it a Lecture in a foreign tongue they would assuredly have said: If only its verses were expounded (so that we might understand)? What! A foreign tongue and an Arab? - Say unto them (O Muhammad): For those who believe it is a guidance and a healing; and as for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. Such are called to from afar