Jamah
/dʒəˈmɑː.ə/noun
A Muslim congregation or community assembled for worship, usually a transliteration of Arabic jamāʿah.
Did you know?Jamah comes from the Arabic root J-M-ʿ, meaning “to gather,” the same root behind terms for collective agreement, Friday prayer, and Islamic communal institutions.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ǧ-m-ʿ
“To gather, collect, or bring together”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
جَمَعَ (jamaʿa)
“He gathered, collected, or assembled”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
جَمَاعَة (jamāʿah)
“A group, assembly, or congregation”
Medieval Islamic usage
Arabic
jamāʿah
“A religious congregation or organized community”
Modern English
English
jamaah
“A Muslim congregation or community, used as a transliterated loanword”
Modern English
English
jamah
“A simplified or variant spelling of jamaah in English-language usage”