اجماع

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِجْمَاع (ʔijmāʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔid͡ʒ.ˈmaːʔ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd͡ʒ.mɑ́ːʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd͡ʒ.mɑ́ːʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd͡ʒ.mɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔid͡ʒ.mɔ́ː]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔed͡ʒ.mɒ́ːʔ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔed͡ʒ.mɒ́ːʔ]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ʔed͡ʒ.mɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔid͡ʒ.mɔ́ʔ]

• Rhymes: -aːʔ

Readings
Classical reading?	ijmā'
Dari reading?	ijmā'
Iranian reading?	ejmâ'
Tajik reading?	ijmo'

Noun

اجماع • (ijmā' / ejmâ') (Tajik spelling иҷмоъ)

1. consensus
2. (dated) assembly, gathering

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “اجماع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “اجماع”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.

Urdu

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic إِجْمَاع (ʔijmāʕ).

Adjective

اجماع • (ijmā) (Hindi spelling इजमा)

1. unanimous