umma

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English

Noun

umma (plural ummas)

  1. Alternative spelling of ummah

Anagrams

Akkadian

Pronunciation

Particle

umma (from Old Akkadian on)

  1.  introduces direct and indirect speech (thus, saying, as follows, etc.)
    𒁾𒁀𒄠 𒈠𒄯 𒄴𒄭𒅀 𒀸𒆪𒌦𒈠 𒌝𒈠 𒋗𒉡𒈠 𒁕𒈪𒅅
    [ṭuppam maḫar aḫḫīya aškunma umma šunūma damiq]
    DUB-pa₂-am ma-ḫar aḫ-ḫi-ia aš-ku-un-ma um-ma šu-nu-ma da-mi-iq
    I placed the tablet before my colleagues and they said: "It is good".

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

References

  • “umma”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “umma”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German umbe-her, umber, ummer, equivalent to um + her. Cognate with German umher.

Pronunciation

Adverb

umma

  1. across, over (direction towards the speaker)

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

umma

  1. (medicine) fever

Declension

References

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, community).

Pronunciation

Noun

umma

  1. (Islam) ummah (the worldwide Muslim community)

Declension

Inflection of umma (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative umma
genitive umman
partitive ummaa
illative ummaan
singular plural
nominative umma
accusative nom. umma
gen. umman
genitive umman
partitive ummaa
inessive ummassa
elative ummasta
illative ummaan
adessive ummalla
ablative ummalta
allative ummalle
essive ummana
translative ummaksi
abessive ummatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of umma (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ummani
accusative nom. ummani
gen. ummani
genitive ummani
partitive ummaani
inessive ummassani
elative ummastani
illative ummaani
adessive ummallani
ablative ummaltani
allative ummalleni
essive ummanani
translative ummakseni
abessive ummattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ummasi
accusative nom. ummasi
gen. ummasi
genitive ummasi
partitive ummaasi
inessive ummassasi
elative ummastasi
illative ummaasi
adessive ummallasi
ablative ummaltasi
allative ummallesi
essive ummanasi
translative ummaksesi
abessive ummattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ummamme
accusative nom. ummamme
gen. ummamme
genitive ummamme
partitive ummaamme
inessive ummassamme
elative ummastamme
illative ummaamme
adessive ummallamme
ablative ummaltamme
allative ummallemme
essive ummanamme
translative ummaksemme
abessive ummattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ummanne
accusative nom. ummanne
gen. ummanne
genitive ummanne
partitive ummaanne
inessive ummassanne
elative ummastanne
illative ummaanne
adessive ummallanne
ablative ummaltanne
allative ummallenne
essive ummananne
translative ummaksenne
abessive ummattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ummansa
accusative nom. ummansa
gen. ummansa
genitive ummansa
partitive ummaansa
inessive ummassaan
ummassansa
elative ummastaan
ummastansa
illative ummaansa
adessive ummallaan
ummallansa
ablative ummaltaan
ummaltansa
allative ummalleen
ummallensa
essive ummanaan
ummanansa
translative ummakseen
ummaksensa
abessive ummattaan
ummattansa
instructive
comitative

Anagrams

Italian

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Etymology

From Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, community).

Noun

umma f (plural umme)

  1. (Islam) ummah

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq. Compare Indonesian rumah.

Noun

umma

  1. house

References

  • Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “umma”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 96

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

umma m (definite singular ummaen, indefinite plural ummaer, definite plural ummaene)

  1. (Islam) ummah

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

umma m (definite singular ummaen, indefinite plural ummaer or ummaar, definite plural ummaene or ummaane)

  1. (Islam) ummah

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

Noun

úmmá class 1a (plural ábómmá class 2a)

  1. mother

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Noun

umma f (uncountable)

  1. umma

Further reading

Sumerian

Romanization

umma

  1. Romanization of 𒄑𒆵 (umma)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

umma (u class, no plural)

  1. the public or populace, the general population

Yogad

Noun

ummá

  1. kiss