Jumu'ah
/dʒuːˈmuː.ʕa/noun
The Muslim congregational prayer and Friday prayer service, especially the weekly communal prayer held at midday on Friday.
Did you know?Jumu'ah comes from the Arabic root j-m-ʿ (جمع), the same root behind words for collecting, assembling, and congregation, so the prayer’s name itself encodes the act of gathering.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PSem
*ǧ-m-ʕ
“To gather, collect, assemble.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
jumuʿah / al-jumʿah
“The gathering; Friday, the day of communal assembly.”
Early Islamic Period
Arabic
ṣalāt al-jumuʿah
“The Friday congregational prayer.”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
jumuʿah
“Friday assembly or Friday prayer service.”
Modern English
English
jumu'ah
“The Muslim Friday congregational prayer.”
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