معجم

Arabic

Etymology

passive participle of أَعْجَمَ (ʔaʕjama)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʕ.d͡ʒam/

Noun

مُعْجَم • (muʕjam) m (plural مُعْجَمَات (muʕjamāt) or مَعَاجِم (maʕājim))

1. dictionary

Declension

Declension of noun مُعْجَم (muʕjam)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُعْجَم muʕjam	الْمُعْجَم al-muʕjam	مُعْجَم muʕjam
nominative	مُعْجَمٌ muʕjamun	الْمُعْجَمُ al-muʕjamu	مُعْجَمُ muʕjamu
accusative	مُعْجَمًا muʕjaman	الْمُعْجَمَ al-muʕjama	مُعْجَمَ muʕjama
genitive	مُعْجَمٍ muʕjamin	الْمُعْجَمِ al-muʕjami	مُعْجَمِ muʕjami
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُعْجَمَيْن muʕjamayn	الْمُعْجَمَيْن al-muʕjamayn	مُعْجَمَيْ muʕjamay
nominative	مُعْجَمَانِ muʕjamāni	الْمُعْجَمَانِ al-muʕjamāni	مُعْجَمَا muʕjamā
accusative	مُعْجَمَيْنِ muʕjamayni	الْمُعْجَمَيْنِ al-muʕjamayni	مُعْجَمَيْ muʕjamay
genitive	مُعْجَمَيْنِ muʕjamayni	الْمُعْجَمَيْنِ al-muʕjamayni	مُعْجَمَيْ muʕjamay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُعْجَمَات‎; مَعَاجِم muʕjamāt‎; maʕājim	الْمُعْجَمَات‎; الْمَعَاجِم al-muʕjamāt‎; al-maʕājim	مُعْجَمَات‎; مَعَاجِم muʕjamāt‎; maʕājim
nominative	مُعْجَمَاتٌ‎; مَعَاجِمُ muʕjamātun‎; maʕājimu	الْمُعْجَمَاتُ‎; الْمَعَاجِمُ al-muʕjamātu‎; al-maʕājimu	مُعْجَمَاتُ‎; مَعَاجِمُ muʕjamātu‎; maʕājimu
accusative	مُعْجَمَاتٍ‎; مَعَاجِمَ muʕjamātin‎; maʕājima	الْمُعْجَمَاتِ‎; الْمَعَاجِمَ al-muʕjamāti‎; al-maʕājima	مُعْجَمَاتِ‎; مَعَاجِمَ muʕjamāti‎; maʕājima
genitive	مُعْجَمَاتٍ‎; مَعَاجِمَ muʕjamātin‎; maʕājima	الْمُعْجَمَاتِ‎; الْمَعَاجِمِ al-muʕjamāti‎; al-maʕājimi	مُعْجَمَاتِ‎; مَعَاجِمِ muʕjamāti‎; maʕājimi

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُعْجَم (mu'jam), from Arabic مُعْجَم (muʕjam).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.(ʔ)d͡ʒəm/
• Rhymes: -əm
• Hyphenation: مُع‧جَم

Noun

مُعْجَم • (mu'jam) m (Hindi spelling मोजम)

1. encyclopaedia, lexicon, dictionary
2. a dotted letter

Declension

Declension of معجم

	singular	plural
direct	مُعْجَم (mu'jam)	مُعْجَم (mu'jam)
oblique	مُعْجَم (mu'jam)	مُعْجَموں (mu'jamõ)
vocative	مُعْجَم (mu'jam)	مُعْجَمو (mu'jamo)

Etymology 2

From Arabic ع ج م (ʕ j m).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.(ʔ)əd̪.d͡ʒəm/
• Rhymes: -əm

Noun

مُعَجَّم • (mu'ajjam) m or f (Hindi spelling मुअज्जम)

1. an Arabic word used by non-Arabs
2. (linguistics) a Perso-Arabic word (ie. an Arabic word that is either influenced or borrowed through Persian)

Declension

Declension of معجم

	singular	plural
direct	مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam)	مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam)
oblique	مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam)	مُعَجَّموں (mu'ajjamõ)
vocative	مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam)	مُعَجَّمو (mu'ajjamo)

Declension of معجم

	singular	plural
direct	مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam)	مُعَجَّمیں (mu'ajjamẽ)
oblique	مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam)	مُعَجَّموں (mu'ajjamõ)
vocative	مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam)	مُعَجَّمو (mu'ajjamo)

Further reading

More information

• “معجم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “معجم”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.