jamaa

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jamaa

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Borrowed from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa).

noun jamaa

class ix relative; family member (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption)
class ix dude, guy, bloke (used to refer to someone unknown in a friendly way)
class ix, in plural family

In English

community group sharing a common understanding
relative someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family

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@misc{jamaa_2026,
  title = {jamaa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jamaa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}