jemaah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jemaah, from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa). Doublet of jemaat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈmaʔah/ [d͡ʒəˈma.ʔah]
  • Rhymes: -aʔah
  • Syllabification: je‧ma‧ah

Noun

jêmaah (plural jemaah-jemaah)

  1. (chiefly Islam) congregation
    Synonym: jemaat
  2. common, the people; the community
    Synonym: publik

Derived terms

  • berjemaah
  • menjemaahkan
  • jemaah haji
  • jemaah umrah

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəmaʔah/

Noun

jemaah (Jawi spelling جماعه, plural jemaah-jemaah)

  1. (Islam) congregation (during Friday prayers at the mosque)
  2. (Islam) pilgrimage (especially to Mecca and Medina)

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