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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Manchester United's overall debt remains over £1bn despite Sir Jim Ratcliffe's extensive cost-cutting measures, with the club also confirming it has spent £63.5m buying land for their new stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Guests: Jim Newell, Slate senior politics writer and author of The Surge.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe's industrial giant Ineos is pausing production at its three plants in Hull, blaming high UK gas prices.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Over the course of Jim Harbaugh’s two decades as a head coach, he has been America’s most famous khaki-pants evangelist, moonlit as a Supreme Court scholar, and declared steak a daily vitamin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
They met every week to taste a new Jim and Barry flavor that they picked out at the supermarket.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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