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  • Ibn Mandhur in Lisan Al-`Arab notes that Jahannam is of `ajami non-Arabic origin and thinks that the fact that is never preceded by Al At-Ta`rif as evidence.

    Monday, January 01, 2007 As'ad 2007

  • As Islam spread throughout the continent, writing was widely diffused, often taking the form of vernacular uses of Arabic script, called ajami.

    D. Africa, 500-1500 2001

  • The Israel land administration sold publicly owned land to a company "Be'emuna" who wish to cnstruct a building for religious zionist nationalist Jews only right in the center of ajami, on the "etrog plot", where our market used to be.

    Israelated - English Israel blogs 2009

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  • See usage note on devshurmeh.

    February 19, 2008

  • Or here for the writing system Ajami.

    July 23, 2009