Mujtama
/mʊjˈtɑː.mɑː/noun
A community or society; in Arabic, a gathering or social collective.
Did you know?Arabic m-u-j-t-m is tied to the idea of assembling and collecting, and words from this root can feel almost ritualistic because they center on people being brought into one shared whole.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
mujtamaʿ
“a gathering, assembly, or society”
Arabic root
Arabic
j-m-ʿ
“to gather, collect, assemble”
Modern Standard Arabic
Arabic
mujtamaʿ
“society, community, social body”
Loanword usage
English
mujtama
“a transliteration used for community or society in Arabic contexts”