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jamaat

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /d͡ʒəˈmɑːt/
  • /d͡ʒəˈmɑː(ʔ)ət/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Party; community; group; assembly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A company of men; congregation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A group of Muslims offering prayers together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

From Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa) — a group of Muslims
  • Azerbaijani: camaat — a group of Muslims
  • Bengali: জামাত (jamat) — a group of Muslims
  • Bengali: জমাত (jomat) — a group of Muslims
  • Bengali: জামায়াত (jamaẏat) — a group of Muslims
  • Dargwa: жамигӏят (žamiʿət) — a group of Muslims
  • Hindi: जमात (jamāt) — a group of Muslims
  • Hindi: जमाअत (jamāat) — a group of Muslims
  • Kazakh: жамағат (jamağat) — a group of Muslims
  • Kyrgyz: жамаат (jamaat) — a group of Muslims
  • Persian: جَماعَت (jamâ'at) — a group of Muslims
  • Serbo-Croatian: џемат — a group of Muslims
  • Serbo-Croatian: džemat — a group of Muslims
  • Tajik: ҷамоат (jamoat) — a group of Muslims
  • Tajik: ҷамоъат (jamo'at) — a group of Muslims
  • Urdu: جَماعَت (jamā’at) — a group of Muslims
  • Uzbek: jamiyat — a group of Muslims
  • Uzbek: jamoat — a group of Muslims