. "Ajam is a word used in Persian and Arabic literature, but with different meanings.In Arabic, Ajam (\u0639\u062C\u0645) has two meanings: \"non-Arab\", and \"Persian\". Literally it has the meaning \"one who is illiterate in language\", \"silent\", or \"mute\", and refers to non-Arabs in general. In the former sense it is a neutral term meaning \"stranger\" or \"foreign\"."@en . .