جامع

Arabic

Root
ج م ع (j-m-ʕ)

Etymology 1

Root
ج م ع (j-m-ʕ)

Derived from the active participle of جَمَعَ (jamaʕa, “to collect, gather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaː.miʕ/
  • (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaː.miʕ/

Adjective

جَامِع • (jāmiʕ) (feminine جَامِعَة (jāmiʕa), masculine plural جَامِعُون (jāmiʕūn), feminine plural جَامِعَات (jāmiʕāt) or جَوَامِع (jawāmiʕ), elative أَجْمَع (ʔajmaʕ))

1. comprehensive, extensive, broad, general, universal

Declension

Declension of adjective جَامِع (jāmiʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَامِع jāmiʕ	الْجَامِع al-jāmiʕ	جَامِعَة jāmiʕa	الْجَامِعَة al-jāmiʕa
Nominative	جَامِعٌ jāmiʕun	الْجَامِعُ al-jāmiʕu	جَامِعَةٌ jāmiʕatun	الْجَامِعَةُ al-jāmiʕatu
Accusative	جَامِعًا jāmiʕan	الْجَامِعَ al-jāmiʕa	جَامِعَةً jāmiʕatan	الْجَامِعَةَ al-jāmiʕata
Genitive	جَامِعٍ jāmiʕin	الْجَامِعِ al-jāmiʕi	جَامِعَةٍ jāmiʕatin	الْجَامِعَةِ al-jāmiʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَامِعَيْن jāmiʕayn	الْجَامِعَيْن al-jāmiʕayn	جَامِعَتَيْن jāmiʕatayn	الْجَامِعَتَيْن al-jāmiʕatayn
Nominative	جَامِعَانِ jāmiʕāni	الْجَامِعَانِ al-jāmiʕāni	جَامِعَتَانِ jāmiʕatāni	الْجَامِعَتَانِ al-jāmiʕatāni
Accusative	جَامِعَيْنِ jāmiʕayni	الْجَامِعَيْنِ al-jāmiʕayni	جَامِعَتَيْنِ jāmiʕatayni	الْجَامِعَتَيْنِ al-jāmiʕatayni
Genitive	جَامِعَيْنِ jāmiʕayni	الْجَامِعَيْنِ al-jāmiʕayni	جَامِعَتَيْنِ jāmiʕatayni	الْجَامِعَتَيْنِ al-jāmiʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَامِعِين jāmiʕīn	الْجَامِعِين al-jāmiʕīn	جَامِعَات‎; جَوَامِع jāmiʕāt‎; jawāmiʕ	الْجَامِعَات‎; الْجَوَامِع al-jāmiʕāt‎; al-jawāmiʕ
Nominative	جَامِعُونَ jāmiʕūna	الْجَامِعُونَ al-jāmiʕūna	جَامِعَاتٌ‎; جَوَامِعُ jāmiʕātun‎; jawāmiʕu	الْجَامِعَاتُ‎; الْجَوَامِعُ al-jāmiʕātu‎; al-jawāmiʕu
Accusative	جَامِعِينَ jāmiʕīna	الْجَامِعِينَ al-jāmiʕīna	جَامِعَاتٍ‎; جَوَامِعَ jāmiʕātin‎; jawāmiʕa	الْجَامِعَاتِ‎; الْجَوَامِعَ al-jāmiʕāti‎; al-jawāmiʕa
Genitive	جَامِعِينَ jāmiʕīna	الْجَامِعِينَ al-jāmiʕīna	جَامِعَاتٍ‎; جَوَامِعَ jāmiʕātin‎; jawāmiʕa	الْجَامِعَاتِ‎; الْجَوَامِعِ al-jāmiʕāti‎; al-jawāmiʕi

Noun

جَامِع • (jāmiʕ) m (plural جَوَامِع (jawāmiʕ))

1. collector
2. compiler (of books)
3. typesetter, compositor
4. (Islam) congregational mosque

   الْجَامِع الْأَزْهَر ― al-jāmiʕ al-ʔazhar ― Al-Azhar [Congregational] Mosque

Declension

Declension of noun جَامِع (jāmiʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَامِع jāmiʕ	الْجَامِع al-jāmiʕ	جَامِع jāmiʕ
Nominative	جَامِعٌ jāmiʕun	الْجَامِعُ al-jāmiʕu	جَامِعُ jāmiʕu
Accusative	جَامِعًا jāmiʕan	الْجَامِعَ al-jāmiʕa	جَامِعَ jāmiʕa
Genitive	جَامِعٍ jāmiʕin	الْجَامِعِ al-jāmiʕi	جَامِعِ jāmiʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَامِعَيْن jāmiʕayn	الْجَامِعَيْن al-jāmiʕayn	جَامِعَيْ jāmiʕay
Nominative	جَامِعَانِ jāmiʕāni	الْجَامِعَانِ al-jāmiʕāni	جَامِعَا jāmiʕā
Accusative	جَامِعَيْنِ jāmiʕayni	الْجَامِعَيْنِ al-jāmiʕayni	جَامِعَيْ jāmiʕay
Genitive	جَامِعَيْنِ jāmiʕayni	الْجَامِعَيْنِ al-jāmiʕayni	جَامِعَيْ jāmiʕay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَوَامِع jawāmiʕ	الْجَوَامِع al-jawāmiʕ	جَوَامِع jawāmiʕ
Nominative	جَوَامِعُ jawāmiʕu	الْجَوَامِعُ al-jawāmiʕu	جَوَامِعُ jawāmiʕu
Accusative	جَوَامِعَ jawāmiʕa	الْجَوَامِعَ al-jawāmiʕa	جَوَامِعَ jawāmiʕa
Genitive	جَوَامِعَ jawāmiʕa	الْجَوَامِعِ al-jawāmiʕi	جَوَامِعِ jawāmiʕi

Synonyms

• مَسْجِد (masjid)

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: جامع (gāmiʕ)
• → Lishana Deni: גׄימע (jemaʿ)
• → Persian: جامع (jâme')
• → Ottoman Turkish: جامع (cami)
  • Turkish: cami
  • → Albanian: xhami
  • → Armenian: ճամի (čami)
  • → Bulgarian: джамия (džamija)
  • → Greek: τζαμί (tzamí)
  • → Hungarian: dzsámi
  • → Ladino: djami
  • → Macedonian: џамија (džamija)
  • → Romanian: geamie
  • → Serbo-Croatian: džámija
  • → Uyghur: جامى (jami)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “جمع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaː.ma.ʕa/

Verb

جَامَعَ • (jāmaʕa) III, non-past يُجَامِعُ‎ (yujāmiʕu)

1. to copulate with, to have intercourse with

   جَامَعَ زَوْجَتَه ― jāmaʕa zawjatah ― He had intercourse with his wife.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

جَامَعَ

(form-III sound)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						مُجَامَعَة or جِمَاع mujāmaʕa or jimāʕ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُجَامِع mujāmiʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُجَامَع mujāmaʕ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جَامَعْتُ jāmaʕtu	جَامَعْتَ jāmaʕta	جَامَعَ jāmaʕa		جَامَعْتُمَا jāmaʕtumā	جَامَعَا jāmaʕā		جَامَعْنَا jāmaʕnā	جَامَعْتُمْ jāmaʕtum	جَامَعُوا jāmaʕū
	f		جَامَعْتِ jāmaʕti	جَامَعَتْ jāmaʕat			جَامَعَتَا jāmaʕatā			جَامَعْتُنَّ jāmaʕtunna	جَامَعْنَ jāmaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَامِعُ ʔujāmiʕu	تُجَامِعُ tujāmiʕu	يُجَامِعُ yujāmiʕu		تُجَامِعَانِ tujāmiʕāni	يُجَامِعَانِ yujāmiʕāni		نُجَامِعُ nujāmiʕu	تُجَامِعُونَ tujāmiʕūna	يُجَامِعُونَ yujāmiʕūna
	f		تُجَامِعِينَ tujāmiʕīna	تُجَامِعُ tujāmiʕu			تُجَامِعَانِ tujāmiʕāni			تُجَامِعْنَ tujāmiʕna	يُجَامِعْنَ yujāmiʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَامِعَ ʔujāmiʕa	تُجَامِعَ tujāmiʕa	يُجَامِعَ yujāmiʕa		تُجَامِعَا tujāmiʕā	يُجَامِعَا yujāmiʕā		نُجَامِعَ nujāmiʕa	تُجَامِعُوا tujāmiʕū	يُجَامِعُوا yujāmiʕū
	f		تُجَامِعِي tujāmiʕī	تُجَامِعَ tujāmiʕa			تُجَامِعَا tujāmiʕā			تُجَامِعْنَ tujāmiʕna	يُجَامِعْنَ yujāmiʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَامِعْ ʔujāmiʕ	تُجَامِعْ tujāmiʕ	يُجَامِعْ yujāmiʕ		تُجَامِعَا tujāmiʕā	يُجَامِعَا yujāmiʕā		نُجَامِعْ nujāmiʕ	تُجَامِعُوا tujāmiʕū	يُجَامِعُوا yujāmiʕū
	f		تُجَامِعِي tujāmiʕī	تُجَامِعْ tujāmiʕ			تُجَامِعَا tujāmiʕā			تُجَامِعْنَ tujāmiʕna	يُجَامِعْنَ yujāmiʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		جَامِعْ jāmiʕ			جَامِعَا jāmiʕā				جَامِعُوا jāmiʕū
	f		جَامِعِي jāmiʕī							جَامِعْنَ jāmiʕna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	جُومِعْتُ jūmiʕtu	جُومِعْتَ jūmiʕta	جُومِعَ jūmiʕa		جُومِعْتُمَا jūmiʕtumā	جُومِعَا jūmiʕā		جُومِعْنَا jūmiʕnā	جُومِعْتُمْ jūmiʕtum	جُومِعُوا jūmiʕū
	f		جُومِعْتِ jūmiʕti	جُومِعَتْ jūmiʕat			جُومِعَتَا jūmiʕatā			جُومِعْتُنَّ jūmiʕtunna	جُومِعْنَ jūmiʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُجَامَعُ ʔujāmaʕu	تُجَامَعُ tujāmaʕu	يُجَامَعُ yujāmaʕu		تُجَامَعَانِ tujāmaʕāni	يُجَامَعَانِ yujāmaʕāni		نُجَامَعُ nujāmaʕu	تُجَامَعُونَ tujāmaʕūna	يُجَامَعُونَ yujāmaʕūna
	f		تُجَامَعِينَ tujāmaʕīna	تُجَامَعُ tujāmaʕu			تُجَامَعَانِ tujāmaʕāni			تُجَامَعْنَ tujāmaʕna	يُجَامَعْنَ yujāmaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُجَامَعَ ʔujāmaʕa	تُجَامَعَ tujāmaʕa	يُجَامَعَ yujāmaʕa		تُجَامَعَا tujāmaʕā	يُجَامَعَا yujāmaʕā		نُجَامَعَ nujāmaʕa	تُجَامَعُوا tujāmaʕū	يُجَامَعُوا yujāmaʕū
	f		تُجَامَعِي tujāmaʕī	تُجَامَعَ tujāmaʕa			تُجَامَعَا tujāmaʕā			تُجَامَعْنَ tujāmaʕna	يُجَامَعْنَ yujāmaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُجَامَعْ ʔujāmaʕ	تُجَامَعْ tujāmaʕ	يُجَامَعْ yujāmaʕ		تُجَامَعَا tujāmaʕā	يُجَامَعَا yujāmaʕā		نُجَامَعْ nujāmaʕ	تُجَامَعُوا tujāmaʕū	يُجَامَعُوا yujāmaʕū
	f		تُجَامَعِي tujāmaʕī	تُجَامَعْ tujāmaʕ			تُجَامَعَا tujāmaʕā			تُجَامَعْنَ tujāmaʕna	يُجَامَعْنَ yujāmaʕna

Descendants

• → Swahili: jamii

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَامِع (jāmiʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːmɪʕ/

Noun

جامع • (gāmiʕ) m (plural جوامع (gawāmiʕ))

1. mosque

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَامِع (jāmiʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaː.miʕ/

• Audio

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Noun

جامع • (jāmiʕ) m (plural جوامع (jwāmaʕ))

1. mosque

Ottoman Turkish

جامع

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَامِع (jāmiʕ, “mosque”), a derivation from the active participle of جَمَعَ (jamaʕa, “to collect, gather”).

Noun

جامع • (camiʼ)

1. mosque, a place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret

   Synonym: مسجد (mescid)

Descendants

• Turkish: cami
• → Albanian: xhami
• → Armenian: ճամի (čami)
• → Bulgarian: джамия (džamija)
• → Greek: τζαμί (tzamí)
• → Hungarian: dzsámi
• → Ladino: djami
• → Macedonian: џамија (džamija)
• → Romanian: geamie
• → Serbo-Croatian: džámija
• → Uyghur: جامى (jami)

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “cami2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 748
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “câmî”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 164
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جامع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 430
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Templum”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[3], Vienna, column 1655
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “جامع”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[4], Vienna, column 1561
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cami”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جامع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 636

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic جَامِع (jāmiʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.miʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.me̞ʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.me̞ʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.meː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.meː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒː.meʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔ.meʔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	jāmi'
Dari reading?	jāme'
Iranian reading?	jâme'
Tajik reading?	jomeʾ

Adjective

Dari	جامع
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷомеъ

جامع • (jâme') (comparative جامع‌تَر (jâme'-tar), superlative جامع‌تَرین (jâme'-tarin))

1. comprehensive
2. (Islam) (of a mosque) congregational or public

Derived terms

• جامعیت (jâme'iyyat)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: जामे (jāme)

  Urdu: جامِع (jāmi')

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج م ع
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَامِع (jāmiʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaː.meʕ/, [ˈʒæː.mɪʕ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Noun

جامع • (jāmeʕ) m (plural جوامع (jawāmeʕ))

1. mosque

   Synonym: مسجد (masjed)