ummah
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ummah
- /ˈʊmə/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, “community”). Cognate to Hebrew אומה / אֻמָּה (ʾummā, “nation”).
noun ummahs · umma
- The worldwide Muslim community. That concept of a united ummah has survived all subsequent divisions in Islam, including the great and so far permanent rupture between Sunni and Shī‘a [...].
Translations
Talk about this word "ummah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ummah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ummah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ummah "ummah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ummah.Cite this
@misc{ummah_2026,
title = {ummah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ummah},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
