معجم

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Arabic

Etymology

passive participle of أَعْجَمَ (ʔaʕjama)

Pronunciation

Noun

مُعْجَم • (muʕjam) m (plural مُعْجَمَات (muʕjamāt) or مَعَاجِم (maʕājim))

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Declension

Declension of noun مُعْجَم (muʕjam)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مُعْجَم
muʕjam 		الْمُعْجَم
al-muʕjam 		مُعْجَم
muʕjam
Nominative مُعْجَمٌ
muʕjamun 		الْمُعْجَمُ
al-muʕjamu 		مُعْجَمُ
muʕjamu
Accusative مُعْجَمًا
muʕjaman 		الْمُعْجَمَ
al-muʕjama 		مُعْجَمَ
muʕjama
Genitive مُعْجَمٍ
muʕjamin 		الْمُعْجَمِ
al-muʕjami 		مُعْجَمِ
muʕjami
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مُعْجَمَيْن
muʕjamayn 		الْمُعْجَمَيْن
al-muʕjamayn 		مُعْجَمَيْ
muʕjamay
Nominative مُعْجَمَانِ
muʕjamāni 		الْمُعْجَمَانِ
al-muʕjamāni 		مُعْجَمَا
muʕjamā
Accusative مُعْجَمَيْنِ
muʕjamayni 		الْمُعْجَمَيْنِ
al-muʕjamayni 		مُعْجَمَيْ
muʕjamay
Genitive مُعْجَمَيْنِ
muʕjamayni 		الْمُعْجَمَيْنِ
al-muʕjamayni 		مُعْجَمَيْ
muʕjamay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مُعْجَمَات‎; مَعَاجِم
muʕjamāt‎; maʕājim 		الْمُعْجَمَات‎; الْمَعَاجِم
al-muʕjamāt‎; al-maʕājim 		مُعْجَمَات‎; مَعَاجِم
muʕjamāt‎; maʕājim
Nominative مُعْجَمَاتٌ‎; مَعَاجِمُ
muʕjamātun‎; maʕājimu 		الْمُعْجَمَاتُ‎; الْمَعَاجِمُ
al-muʕjamātu‎; al-maʕājimu 		مُعْجَمَاتُ‎; مَعَاجِمُ
muʕjamātu‎; maʕājimu
Accusative مُعْجَمَاتٍ‎; مَعَاجِمَ
muʕjamātin‎; maʕājima 		الْمُعْجَمَاتِ‎; الْمَعَاجِمَ
al-muʕjamāti‎; al-maʕājima 		مُعْجَمَاتِ‎; مَعَاجِمَ
muʕjamāti‎; maʕājima
Genitive مُعْجَمَاتٍ‎; مَعَاجِمَ
muʕjamātin‎; maʕājima 		الْمُعْجَمَاتِ‎; الْمَعَاجِمِ
al-muʕjamāti‎; al-maʕājimi 		مُعْجَمَاتِ‎; مَعَاجِمِ
muʕjamāti‎; maʕājimi

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُعْجَم (mu'jam), from Arabic مُعْجَم (muʕjam).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُعْجَم • (mu'jam) m (Hindi spelling मोजम)[1]

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  2. a dotted letter
Declension
    Declension of معجم
singular plural
direct مُعْجَم (mu'jam) مُعْجَم (mu'jam)
oblique مُعْجَم (mu'jam) مُعْجَموں (mu'jamõ)
vocative مُعْجَم (mu'jam) مُعْجَمو (mu'jamo)

Etymology 2

From Arabic ع ج م (ʕ j m).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُعَجَّم • (mu'ajjam) m or f (Hindi spelling मुअज्जम)[2]

  1. an Arabic word used by non-Arabs
  2. (linguistics) a Perso-Arabic word (ie. an Arabic word that is either influenced or borrowed through Persian)
Declension
    Declension of معجم
singular plural
direct مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam) مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam)
oblique مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam) مُعَجَّموں (mu'ajjamõ)
vocative مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam) مُعَجَّمو (mu'ajjamo)
    Declension of معجم
singular plural
direct مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam) مُعَجَّمیں (mu'ajjamẽ)
oblique مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam) مُعَجَّموں (mu'ajjamõ)
vocative مُعَجَّم (mu'ajjam) مُعَجَّمو (mu'ajjamo)

References

  1. ^ “معجم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  2. ^ “معجم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

Further reading

More information
  • “معجم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “معجم”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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