Where does “ajami” come from?
ajami (Hausa) comes from Arabic عَجَمِيّ — barbarian; non-Arab, barbarian.
ajami (Hausa): Arabic script used for Hausa
Definitions
- Arabic script used for Hausa
Ancestry of “ajami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَجَمِيّ | barbarian; non-Arab, barbarian |