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jeem

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic جِيم (jīm).

Noun

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jeem (plural jeems)

  1. The letter ج in the Arabic script.
    • 2013, John D. Byrum, Olivia Madison, Multi-script, Multilingual, Multi-character Issues for the Online Environment, page 100:
      The underlying letters themselves are a concept. For example, the Arabic letter jeem can be rendered by any of four possible glyphs (depending on where the letter jeem is positioned in the text).