جمعية

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ج م ع (j-m-ʕ)

Etymology[edit]

From the root ج م ع (j-m-ʕ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

جَمْعِيَّة (jamʕiyyaf (plural جَمْعِيَّات (jamʕiyyāt))

  1. (countable) association; club; society; assembly
    الْجَمْعِيَّةُ الْعَامَّةُ لِلْأُمَمِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِal-jamʕiyyatu l-ʕāmmatu lilʔumami l-muttaḥidatiUnited Nations General Assembly (literally, “the General Assembly of the Organisation of the United Nations”)
  2. (countable) publicly funded and operated supermarkets

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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

Gulf Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From publicly funded and operated supermarkets in Kuwait referred to officially and colloquially by that name. From Arabic جَمْعِيّة (jamʕiyya).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəm.ˈʕiː.jə/

Noun[edit]

جمعية (jamʿīyaf (construct state جمعية (jamʿiyat), plural جمعيات (jamʿīyāt))

  1. supermarket, grocery store

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