أَمّ
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Plural
أُمَم
Most common words from the same root
أُمَّة in English
Noun · feminine
- community, people, nation
وَلْتَكُن مِنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَAnd let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:104
Word origin
Compare أُمّ (ʔumm, “mother”). Cognate with Hebrew אומה / אֻמָּה (ʾummā).
Words from the root ء-م-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
أَمَّ
· present يَؤُمُّ
Form I · The plain action
to lead the way, to lead by example
إِمَامَة
guidance
آمّ
مَأْمُوم
who prays behind the Imam
أَمَّ
· present يَؤُمُّ
Form I · The plain action
to go, to go to see, to repair (to a place)
أَمّ
آمّ
مَأْمُوم
أَمَّ
· present يَؤُمُّ
Form I · The plain action
to become a mother
أُمُومَة
motherhood
آمّ
مَأْمُوم
اِئْتَمَّ
· present يَأْتَمُّ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to follow the example; to intend (something); to try to reach or obtain (someone/something)
اِئْتِمَام
مُؤْتَمّ
مُؤْتَمّ
اِسْتَأَمَّ
· present يَسْتَئِمُّ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to consider or adopt as one's mother
اِسْتِئْمَام
مُسْتَئِمّ
مُسْتَأَمّ
أُمَّة: plural and other forms
| Singular | أُمَّة |
|---|---|
| Plural | أُمَم |
أُمَّة in a sentence
Dictionary examples
community
وَلْتَكُن مِنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَAnd let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:104
From a fully vowelled text
وَعَلَى اسْمِهِ يَكُونُ رَجَاءُ الأُمَمِ».And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.Matthew 12:21, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لِمَاذَا يَقُولُ الأُمَمُ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ إِلهُهُمْ؟».Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?Psalms 115:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
بِغَضَبٍ خَطَرْتَ فِي الأَرْضِ، بِسَخَطٍ دُسْتَ الأُمَمَ.Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.Habakkuk 3:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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