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Etymology

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Borrowed into West Semitic from Akkadian 𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (agammum), from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (agam). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܓܡܐ (ʾaḡmā, marsh, swamp) and Hebrew אֲגַם (ʾaḡamm, lake, swamp).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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أَجَمَة (ʔajamaf (singulative, collective أَجَم m (ʔajam), plural أُجُم (ʔujum) or آجَام (ʔājām))

  1. jungle
  2. a thicket or copse
  3. dense vegetation which covers the forest floor and may obstruct passage, brushwood, underbrush

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