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أُمَّة
nation /ˈʔum.ma/
nounB1#1428 most common
Also: community, people, the Muslim community (ummah)
Example sentences
نَحْنُ أُمَّةٌ واحِدَةٌ.
We are one nation.
كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ لَها لُغَةٌ.
Every nation has a language.
الأُمَّةُ الإِسْلامِيَّةُ كَبيرَةٌ جِدّاً.
The Islamic community is very large.
تَسْعى الأُمَمُ المُتَّحِدَةُ إِلى تَحْقيقِ السَّلامِ.
The United Nations strives to achieve peace.
تَمُرُّ الأُمَّةُ العَرَبِيَّةُ بِمَرْحَلَةٍ صَعْبَةٍ مِنْ تارِيخِها.
The Arab nation is passing through a difficult phase in its history.
لا تَنْهَضُ أُمَّةٌ إِلّا إِذا آمَنَتْ بِقُدْرَتِها عَلى صِناعَةِ مُسْتَقْبَلِها.
No nation rises unless it believes in its ability to shape its own future.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أُمَّةٌ | أُمَمٌ |
| Genitive | أُمَّةٍ | أُمَمٍ |
| Accusative | أُمَّةً | أُمَماً |
| Vocative | يا أُمَّةُ | يا أُمَمُ |
Word family
أُمّ (umm)mother
أُمَم (umam)nations (plural)
إِمام (imām)leader, imam
أُمَمِيّ (umamī)international
أُمومَة (umūma)motherhood
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root ʾ-m-m, which carries the ideas of source, origin, and a way one follows. The same root yields ʾumm, mother, and imām, leader. An ʾumma is a body of people bound by a shared origin or path. Related forms appear across the Semitic languages.
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