ஜமாத்து

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian جماعت (jamā'at), from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐmaːt̪ːʊ/, [d͡ʑɐmaːt̪ːɯ]

Noun[edit]

ஜமாத்து (jamāttu)

  1. (Islam) congregation of Muslims in a mosque for prayer

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஜமாத்து”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press