Arabic

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Etymology

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See the root ت ر ج م (t-r-j-m) for more.

Compare Classical Syriac ܬܘܪܓܡܐ (turgāmā), Hebrew תַּרְגּוּם (targúm), Amharic ትርጉም (tərgum).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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تَرْجَمَة (tarjamaf (plural تَرَاجِم (tarājim) or تَرْجَمَات (tarjamāt))

  1. verbal noun of تَرْجَمَ (tarjama) (form Iq)
  2. translation
    التَّرْجَمَة السَّبْعِينِيَّةat-tarjama(t) as-sabʕīniyyathe Septuagint
  3. interpretation
  4. biography
  5. introduction, preface, foreword
  6. subtitle (textual versions of the dialog in films)

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