jemaah
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay jemaah, from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa). Doublet of jemaat.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jêmaah (first-person possessive jemaahku, second-person possessive jemaahmu, third-person possessive jemaahnya)
- (chiefly Islam) congregation.
- Synonym: jemaat
- common, the people; the community.
- Synonym: publik
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “jemaah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jemaah (Jawi spelling جماعه, plural jemaah-jemaah, informal 1st possessive jemaahku, 2nd possessive jemaahmu, 3rd possessive jemaahnya)
- (Islam) congregation (during Friday prayers at the mosque)
- (Islam) pilgrimage (especially to Mecca and Medina)
Further reading edit
- “jemaah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.