jama'a

See also: jamaa

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(d)ʒà.má.ʔà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒə̀.mə́.ʔà]

Noun

jàma'à f (plural jama'ō'ī or jàmà'ū, possessed form jàma'àr̃)

1. public, community