Ajman
English
Etymology
From Arabic عَجْمان (ʕajmān), related to عَجَم (ʕajam, “foreigner”), because the area was at one time inhabited by Persians.[1][2]
Proper noun
Ajman
- An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
- The capital city of Ajman emirate, United Arab Emirates.
Coordinate terms
Translations
one of the United Arab Emirates
Further reading
References
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Arabic
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English terms derived from the Arabic root ع ج م
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
- en:Places in the United Arab Emirates
- en:Cities in the United Arab Emirates
- en:Emirate capitals