al'umma

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْأُمَّة (al-ʔumma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔàl.ʔúm.màː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔàl.ʔʊ́m.màː]

Noun

àl'ummā̀ f (plural àl'ùmmai or al'ummōmī, possessed form àl'ummàr̃)

1. nation, (especially) the people of a nation
2. community, public