Where does “Jumu'ah” come from?

Jumu'ah (English) comes from Arabic جمعة, from Arabic جَمَعَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

Jumu'ah (English): The main congregational prayers, held on a...

Definitions

  1. The main congregational prayers, held on a...

Ancestry of “Jumu'ah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجمعةweek; Friday
2Arabicجَمَعَto unite, to reconcile; to gather; to collect,...
3Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
4Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-Every word from Arabic مEvery word from Arabic جَمَعَ