jemaah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jemaah, from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa). Doublet of jemaat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəˈma.ah]
• Hyphenation: jê‧ma‧ah

Noun

jêmaah (first-person possessive jemaahku, second-person possessive jemaahmu, third-person possessive jemaahnya)

1. (chiefly Islam) congregation.

   Synonym: jemaat

2. common, the people; the community.

   Synonym: publik

Derived terms

• berjemaah
• menjemaahkan

 

• jemaah haji
• jemaah umrah

 

Further reading

• “jemaah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa).

Noun

jemaah (Jawi spelling جماعه, plural jemaah-jemaah, informal 1st possessive jemaahku, 2nd possessive jemaahmu, 3rd possessive jemaahnya)

1. (Islam) congregation (during Friday prayers at the mosque)
2. (Islam) pilgrimage (especially to Mecca and Medina)

Further reading

• “jemaah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.