أمية

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أمية^¹

/ʔum.mij.ja/

Where it comes from

Relative noun (nisba) composed of أُمّ (ʔumm) + ـِيَّة (-iyya).

noun أُمِّيَّة · ʔummiyya · الْأُمِّيَّة · أُمِّيَّةٌ

illiteracy (inability to read and write)
Opposite: مَحْو الْأُمِّيَّة

أمية^²

/ʔu.maj.ja/

noun أُمَيَّة · ʔumayya · أُمَيَّات · الْأُمَيَّة

diminutive diminutive of أَمَة (ʔama)

noun أُمَيَّة · ʔumayya · -

a unisex given name, Umayya, meaning “slave, servant”.
Umayya, ancestor of the Umayyad caliphs أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ هُوَ الْجَدُّ الْجَامِعُ لِبَنِي أُمَيَّةَ، إِحْدَى بُطُونِ قَبِيلَةِ قُرَيْشٍ.

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illiteracy inability to read and write
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"أمية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"أمية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أمية},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}