jemaah

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒəˈma.ah]
  • Hyphenation: jê‧ma‧ah

Noun

jêmaah (first-person possessive jemaahku, second-person possessive jemaahmu, third-person possessive jemaahnya)

  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).

Noun

jemaah (Jawi spelling جماعه, plural jemaah-jemaah, informal 1st possessive jemaahku, 2nd possessive jemaahmu, 3rd possessive jemaahnya)

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

Further reading

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