जुमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جمعه (jom'e), from Arabic جُمْعَة (jumʕa). Compare Gujarati જુમા (jumā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊ.mɑː/, [d͡ʒʊ.mäː]

Noun

जुमा • (jumā) m (Urdu spelling جمعہ)

1. Friday

   Synonym: शुक्रवार (śukravār)

2. (Islam) congregation, Friday prayers at the mosque

Derived terms

• जुमेरात (jumerāt)

See also

• जमात (jamāt)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जुमा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press