English Explanatory Dictionary

ummah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The worldwide Muslim community.

Pronunciation

/ˈʊmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ummah.wav

Word forms

ummah ummahs umma

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, “community”). Cognate to Hebrew אומה / אֻמָּה (ʾummā, “nation”).

Related words

Panislamism
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