umma
English
Noun
umma (plural ummas)
- Alternative spelling of ummah
Anagrams
- Mamu, Muma, maum
Bavarian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈumɐ/
Adverb
umma
- 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 German hin), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to German her).
Related terms
- umme
- ummi
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, “community”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈumːɑ/, [ˈumːɑ]
- Rhymes: -umːɑ
- Syllabification(key): um‧ma
Noun
umma
- (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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | ummatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of umma (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | ummani | ummamme |
| 2nd person | ummasi | ummanne |
| 3rd person | ummansa | |
Anagrams
- ammu, mamu
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, “community”).
Noun
umma f (plural umme)
- (Islam) ummah
Laboya
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq. Compare Indonesian rumah.
Noun
umma
- 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)
- (Islam) ummah
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
umma m (definite singular ummaen, indefinite plural ummaer or ummaar, definite plural ummaene or ummaane)
- (Islam) ummah
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
Noun
úmmá class 1a (plural ábómmá class 2a)
- mother
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Sumerian
Romanization
umma
- Romanization of 𒄑𒆵 (umma)
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
umma (u class, no plural)
- the public or populace, the general population
Yogad
Noun
ummá
- kiss