umma

See also: uMMA

English

Noun

umma (plural ummas)

1. Alternative spelling of ummah.

Anagrams

• Mamu, Muma, maum

Akkadian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈum.ma/

Particle

umma (from Old Akkadian on)

1. introduces direct and indirect speech (thus, saying, as follows, etc.)

   𒁾𒁀𒄠 𒈠𒄯 𒄴𒄭𒅀 𒀸𒆪𒌦𒈠 𒌝𒈠 𒋗𒉡𒈠 𒁕𒈪𒅅

   [ṭuppam maḫar aḫḫīya aškunma umma šunūma damiq]

   DUB-pa₂-am ma-ḫar aḫ-ḫi-ia aš-ku-un-ma um-ma šu-nu-ma da-mi-iq

   I placed the tablet before my colleagues and they said: "It is good".

Alternative forms

• enma (Old Akkadian)
• amma, ummu

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒌝𒈠 (um-ma) (Old Akkadian) 𒂗𒈠 (en-ma) 𒄠𒈠 (am-ma) 𒌝𒈬 (um-mu)

References

• “umma”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “umma”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German umbe-her, umber, ummer, equivalent to um + her. Cognate with German umher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈumɐ/

Adverb

umma

1. across, over (direction towards the speaker)

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Related terms

• umme
• ummi

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Arabic حُمَّى (ḥummā).

Noun

umma

1. (medicine) fever

Declension

Declension of umma

	singular	plural
nominative	umma	ummalar
genitive	ummanıñ	ummalarnıñ
dative	ummağa	ummalarğa
accusative	ummanı	ummalarnı
locative	ummada	ummalarda
ablative	ummadan	ummalardan

References

• “umma”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, “community”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈumːɑ/, [ˈumːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -umːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): um‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): um‧ma

Noun

umma

1. (Islam) ummah (the worldwide Muslim community)

Declension

Inflection of umma (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		umma	—
genitive		umman	—
partitive		ummaa	—
illative		ummaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		umma	—
accusative	nom.	umma	—
	gen.	umman
genitive		umman	—
partitive		ummaa	—
inessive		ummassa	—
elative		ummasta	—
illative		ummaan	—
adessive		ummalla	—
ablative		ummalta	—
allative		ummalle	—
essive		ummana	—
translative		ummaksi	—
abessive		ummatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of umma (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ummani — accusative nom. ummani — gen. ummani genitive ummani — partitive ummaani — inessive ummassani — elative ummastani — illative ummaani — adessive ummallani — ablative ummaltani — allative ummalleni — essive ummanani — translative ummakseni — abessive ummattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ummasi — accusative nom. ummasi — gen. ummasi genitive ummasi — partitive ummaasi — inessive ummassasi — elative ummastasi — illative ummaasi — adessive ummallasi — ablative ummaltasi — allative ummallesi — essive ummanasi — translative ummaksesi — abessive ummattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ummamme — accusative nom. ummamme — gen. ummamme genitive ummamme — partitive ummaamme — inessive ummassamme — elative ummastamme — illative ummaamme — adessive ummallamme — ablative ummaltamme — allative ummallemme — essive ummanamme — translative ummaksemme — abessive ummattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ummanne — accusative nom. ummanne — gen. ummanne genitive ummanne — partitive ummaanne — inessive ummassanne — elative ummastanne — illative ummaanne — adessive ummallanne — ablative ummaltanne — allative ummallenne — essive ummananne — translative ummaksenne — abessive ummattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative ummansa — accusative nom. ummansa — gen. ummansa genitive ummansa — partitive ummaansa — inessive ummassaan ummassansa — elative ummastaan ummastansa — illative ummaansa — adessive ummallaan ummallansa — ablative ummaltaan ummaltansa — allative ummalleen ummallensa — essive ummanaan ummanansa — translative ummakseen ummaksensa — abessive ummattaan ummattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• ammu, mamu

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, “community”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈum.ma/
• Rhymes: -umma
• Hyphenation: ùm‧ma

Noun

umma f (invariable) (Islam)

1. ummah

Further reading

• umma in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• umma in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• umma in Treccani.it – Dizionario di Storia (2011), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq. Compare Indonesian rumah.

Noun

umma

1. house

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “umma”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 96

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

umma m (definite singular ummaen, indefinite plural ummaer, definite plural ummaene)

1. (Islam) ummah

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

umma m (definite singular ummaen, indefinite plural ummaer or ummaar, definite plural ummaene or ummaane)

1. (Islam) ummah

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

Noun

úmmá class 1a (plural ábómmá class 2a)

1. mother

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Noun

umma f (uncountable)

1. ummah

Further reading

• “umma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Sumerian

Romanization

umma

1. romanization of 𒄑𒆵 (umma)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

umma class XI (no plural)

1. the public or populace, the general population

Turkish

Noun

umma (definite accusative ummayı, plural ummalar)

1. verbal noun of ummak

Declension

Declension of umma

singular plural nominative umma ummalar definite accusative ummayı ummaları dative ummaya ummalara locative ummada ummalarda ablative ummadan ummalardan genitive ummanın ummaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular ummam ummalarım 2nd singular umman ummaların 3rd singular umması ummaları 1st plural ummamız ummalarımız 2nd plural ummanız ummalarınız 3rd plural ummaları ummaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular ummamı ummalarımı 2nd singular ummanı ummalarını 3rd singular ummasını ummalarını 1st plural ummamızı ummalarımızı 2nd plural ummanızı ummalarınızı 3rd plural ummalarını ummalarını dative singular plural 1st singular ummama ummalarıma 2nd singular ummana ummalarına 3rd singular ummasına ummalarına 1st plural ummamıza ummalarımıza 2nd plural ummanıza ummalarınıza 3rd plural ummalarına ummalarına locative singular plural 1st singular ummamda ummalarımda 2nd singular ummanda ummalarında 3rd singular ummasında ummalarında 1st plural ummamızda ummalarımızda 2nd plural ummanızda ummalarınızda 3rd plural ummalarında ummalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular ummamdan ummalarımdan 2nd singular ummandan ummalarından 3rd singular ummasından ummalarından 1st plural ummamızdan ummalarımızdan 2nd plural ummanızdan ummalarınızdan 3rd plural ummalarından ummalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular ummamın ummalarımın 2nd singular ummanın ummalarının 3rd singular ummasının ummalarının 1st plural ummamızın ummalarımızın 2nd plural ummanızın ummalarınızın 3rd plural ummalarının ummalarının

Verb

umma

1. second-person singular negative imperative of ummak

Further reading

• “umma”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Yogad

Noun

ummá

1. kiss