aljama

English

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “to gather”).

Noun

aljama (plural aljamas)

  1. (historical) A self-governing community of Jews and Moors living under Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
    • 1906, Henry Charles Lea, A History of the Inquisition of Spain, volume 1, New York: MacMillan, page 86:
      [T]he Church received from them the customary tithes, oblations, and first-fruits. The revenues from the Jewish aljamas, or communities, were always regarded as among the surest resources of the crown.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الجمع (al-jámaʕ), from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈxama/ [alˈxa.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: al‧ja‧ma

Noun

aljama f (plural aljamas)

  1. (historical) aljama

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