جامعه

See also: جامعە‎ and جامعة‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic جَامِعَة‎ (jāmiʕa, “assembler”). For the semantic extension, compare Arabic مُجْتَمَع‎ (mujtamaʕ, “an assembly or the place thereof; a community; a society”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːmiʔa/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɒːmɪʔa/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɒːmeʔe/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔːmiʔa/

Noun

Dari	جامعه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷомеъа, ҷомиъа (jomeʾa, jomiʾa)

جامعه • (jâme'e), plural جوامع‎ (javâme') or جامعه‌ها‎ (jâme'e-hâ)

1. society

   ‏.جَوامِعِ غَربی دَر سَراشیبیِ فُرود و اِنحِطاط اَخلاقی قرار گِرِفتِه اَند.‎‎

   javâme'-e ğarbi dar sarâšibi-ye forud va enhetât-e axlâqi qarâr gerefte-and.

   The Western societies are on the downhill of moral deterioration.

2. community

   ‏جامعهٔ نویسندگان ایران تا همیشه وام‌دار ایشان باز خواهد ماند.‎‎

   jâme'e-ye nevisandegân-e irân tâ hamiše vâm-dâr-e išân bâz xâhad mând.

   The community of Writers of Iran will forever stay in his debt.

Derived terms

• جامعه‌شناس‎ (jâme'e-šenâs, “sociologist”)
• جامعه‌شناسی‎ (jâme'e-šenâsi, “sociology”)