Where does “jamaa” come from?

jamaa (Fula) comes from Arabic جَامِع — comprehensive, broad, general, universal.

jamaa (Fula): place to do one's daily prayers

Definitions

  1. place to do one's daily prayers

Ancestry of “jamaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَامِعcomprehensive, broad, general, universal
Every word from Arabic جَامِع
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