Meriam

See also: meriam

English

Etymology

From Mer (“Murray Island”), off the northern coast of Australia.

Noun

Meriam pl (plural only)

  1. An Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.

Proper noun

Meriam

  1. The Trans-Fly Papuan language of the Meriam people; Meryam Mir.

Further reading

Anagrams

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْيَم‎ (maryam). Doublet of Maryam, Mariam, and Maria.

Proper noun

Meriam

  1. a female given name from Arabic: Mary, Miriam
    Synonyms: Maryam, Mariam, Maria

References
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “Mĕriam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 135
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