English
jeem
Jeem comes from Arabic جِيم ‘gimel’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentجِيمjīm‘gimel’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013jeem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentجِيمjīm‘gimel’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013jeem
Earliest quotation: 2013, John D. Byrum, Olivia Madison: “The underlying letters themselves are a concept. For example,…”
Every English word from Arabic جِيم
Today it means
noun The letter ج in the Arabic script.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic جِيم / jeem