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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

jeem en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِيم (jīm).

Meanings

  1. The letter ج in the Arabic script.
    • 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). 2013, John D. Byrum, Olivia Madison, Multi-script, Multilingual, Multi-character Issues for the Online Environment, page 100:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jeems Number=Plur lexicographic
jim alternative lexicographic