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Where does “ummah” come from?

Ummah comes from Arabic أُمَّة, a word whose original meaning remains uncertain.

ummah (English): The worldwide Muslim community

Definitions

  1. The worldwide Muslim community

Ancestry of “ummah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأُمَّةpeople; the nations; community

Words derived from “ummah”

  • umma
Every word from Arabic أُمَّة →