Where does “jamaat” come from?

jamaat (English) comes from Urdu جماعت, from Classical Persian جَمَاعَت.

jamaat (English): Party; community; group; assembly; A company of...

Definitions

  1. Party; community; group; assembly; A company of...

Ancestry of “jamaat”, step by step

jamaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu جماعت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduجماعتcongregation; community; political party
2Classical Persianجَمَاعَت—

via Arabic جَمَاعَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَمَاعَةgroup
Every word from Classical Persian جَمَاعَت →Every word from Urdu جماعت →