aljamia

noun

al·​ja·​mia

variants or aljamiah

ˌälhäˈmēə

plural -s

1

: Spanish written in Hebrew or especially Arabic characters

2

: the Arabic alphabet as adapted for writing Spanish

Word History

Etymology

Spanish aljamía, from Arabic al-ʽajamīyah the non-Arab, barbarian

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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