جامعه

See also: جامعە and جامعة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَامِعَة (jāmiʕa, “assembler”). For the semantic extension, compare Arabic مُجْتَمَع (mujtamaʕ, “an assembly or the place thereof; a community; a society”).

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.mi.ˈʔa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.me̞.ʔǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.me̞.ʔǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.mi.jǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.mi.jǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒː.me.ʔé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔ.mi.ʔǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	jāmi'a
Dari reading?	jāme'a
Iranian reading?	jâme'e
Tajik reading?	jomiʾa

Noun

Dari	جامعه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷомеъа, ҷомиъа

جامِعِه • (jâme'e) (plural جوامع (javâme') or جامعه‌ها (jâme'e-hâ))

1. society

   Synonym: اِجْتِماع (ejtemâ')

   .جَوامِعِ غَربی دَر سَراشیبیِ فُرود و اِنحِطاط اَخلاقی قرار گِرِفتِه اَند.

   javâme'-e ğarbi dar sarâšibi-ye forud va enhetât-e axlâqi qarâr gerefte-and.

   The Western societies are on the downhill of moral deterioration.

2. community

   Synonyms: اِجْتِماع (ejtemâ'), جَماعَت (jamâ'at)

   جامعهٔ محلی ― jâme'e-ye mahalli ― local community

   جامعهٔ نویسندگان ایران تا همیشه وام‌دار ایشان باز خواهد ماند.

   jâme'e-ye nevisandegân-e irân tâ hamiše vâm-dâr-e išân bâz xâhad mând.

   The community of writers of Iran will forever stay in his debt.

Derived terms

• جامعه‌شناس (jâme'e-šenâs, “sociologist”)
• جامعه‌شناسی (jâme'e-šenâsi, “sociology”)