جمعية

جمعية

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From publicly funded and operated supermarkets in Kuwait referred to officially and colloquially by that name, from the root of Classical Arabic ج م ع‎ (j m ʿ), related to gathering and collecting.

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəm.ˈʕiː.jə/

Noun

جَمْعِيَّة (jəm3iyə) f (plural جَمْعِيَّات‎ (jəm3iyat), construct جَمْعِيَّةْ (jəm3iyət‿))

1. a supermarket, grocery store

See also

• بَقَّالَة‎ (bəqqalə, “convenience store”)