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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The MP for the area, Jim Allister of the Traditional Unionist Voice, said it added an "extra dimension of horror" knowing that an eight-year-old girl had died.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The maker of Slim Jim and Healthy Choice has seen its shares slide by 26% over the past 12 months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
To the chairmen of those committees, Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Jim Jordan: What is taking so long?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Apart from phones and rentals, strategist Jim Reid notes Tokyo restaurants are cheaper than Warsaw and Prague, and a two-thirds cheaper than New York or Zurich.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Jim, Ophelia, and Paul would go out to dinner and talk about these matters until the restaurant closed.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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