Where does “أمة” come from?
أمة (Arabic) comes from Arabic ء م م.
أمة (Arabic): nation, people, community; female slave
Definitions
- nation, people, community; female slave
Ancestry of “أمة”, step by step
أمة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic ء م م
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ء م م | — |
via Proto-Semitic *ʔamat-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔamat- | maid, maidservant |