jemaah

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈmaʔah/ [d͡ʒəˈma.ʔah]
• Rhymes: -aʔah
• Syllabification: je‧ma‧ah

Noun

jêmaah (plural jemaah-jemaah)

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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈmaʔah/ [d͡ʒəˈma.ʔah]
• Hyphenation: je‧ma‧ah

Noun

jemaah (Jawi spelling جماعه, plural jemaah-jemaah or jemaah²) (Islam)

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

Further reading

• "jemaah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "jemaah" at PRPM first version)