umma

umma (plural ummas)

1. Alternative spelling of ummah

• Mamu, Muma, maum

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• IPA^(key): /ˈumɐ/

umma

1. across, over (direction towards the speaker)

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to German hin), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to German her).

• umme
• ummi

Learned borrowing from Arabic أُمَّة‎ (ʔumma, “community”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈumːɑ/, [ˈumːɑ]
• Rhymes: -umːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): um‧ma

umma

1. (Islam) ummah (the worldwide Muslim community)

• ammu, mamu

From Arabic أُمَّة‎ (ʔumma, “community”).

umma f (plural umme)

1. (Islam) ummah

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq. Compare Indonesian rumah.

umma

1. house

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “umma”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 96

umma m (definite singular ummaen, indefinite plural ummaer, definite plural ummaene)

1. (Islam) ummah

umma m (definite singular ummaen, indefinite plural ummaer or ummaar, definite plural ummaene or ummaane)

1. (Islam) ummah

From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

úmmá class 1a (plural ábómmá class 2a)

1. mother

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umma

1. Romanization of 𒄑𒆵 (umma)

Borrowed from Arabic أُمَّة‎ (ʔumma).

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umma (u class, no plural)

1. the public or populace, the general population

ummá

1. kiss