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Ajman
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English
Etymology
From en ar عَجْمان, related to ar عَجَم foreigner, because the area was at one time inhabited by Persians.en https://books.google.com/books?id=nXCeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA382 Administrative Subdivisions of Countries Gwillim Law McFarland 9780786460977 1999 2011 ebook 382https://books.google.com/books?id=Le0Ryxzh7cQC&pg=PA513 Honour is in Contentment William Lancaster & Fidelity Lancaster Walter de Gruyter 9783110223392 2011 513 en ar ع ج م
Proper noun
en Q159477en emirate c/United Arab Emirates.
en capital city emirate:suf/Ajman c/United Arab Emirates.
Coordinate terms
en United Arab Emirates
en Abu Dhabi
en Dubai
en Fujairah
en Ras al-Khaimah
en Sharjah
en Umm al-Quwain
Translations
Q159477 one of the United Arab Emirates, named after its capital
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿治曼
Esperanto: eo Aĵmano
Greek: el Αϊμάν n
Hindi: hi अजमान
Polish: pl Adżman m
Portuguese: pt Ajmã f
Urdu: ur عَجْمان
Uyghur: ug ئاجمان
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