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Where does “عجمی” come from?

عجمی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic عَجَمِيّ — barbarian; non-Arab, barbarian.

عجمی (Ottoman Turkish): foreigner, barbarian; a member of the corps of...

Definitions

  1. foreigner, barbarian; a member of the corps of...

Ancestry of “عجمی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَجَمِيّbarbarian; non-Arab, barbarian

Words derived from “عجمی”

  • acemi
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