jīm
noun
the fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
jīm
1 American
[jeem]
/ dʒim /
noun
Jim
2
American
[jim]
/ dʒɪm /
noun
Etymology
Origin of jīm
From Arabic
Example Sentences
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At PMQs, Badenoch also raised comments from economist and cross-bench peer Lord Jim O'Neill, who had been tipped to become Burnham's chief economic adviser, but who ruled out joining Burnham's government.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Travis was a self-identified moderate liberal who volunteered on Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign and worked on Tennessee Democrat Jim Cooper’s 2002 campaign for a House seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was a delay that took its toll on Jim - and on Michael, who eventually had to give up his job to care for his dad.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I can’t really think of anybody that I’m going to tell their football lives are over to,” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Jim Kim, a Korean American, shared the same principles as Farmer, but he had a different view about how to achieve them.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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