جمعية

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Arabic

    Root
    ج م ع (j m ʕ)
    29 terms

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    جَمْعِيَّة (jamʕiyyaf (plural جَمْعِيَّات (jamʕiyyāt))

    1. association; club; society; assembly
      الْجَمْعِيَّةُ الْعَامَّةُ لِلْأُمَمِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِal-jamʕiyyatu l-ʕāmmatu lilʔumami l-muttaḥidatiUnited Nations General Assembly (literally, “the General Assembly of the Organisation of the United Nations”)
    2. (Kuwait) publicly funded and operated supermarkets

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    References

    • Wehr, Hans (1979) “جمع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

    Gulf Arabic

    Etymology

    From publicly funded and operated supermarkets in Kuwait referred to officially and colloquially by that name. From Arabic جَمْعِيّة (jamʕiyya).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    جمعية (jamʿīyaf (construct state جمعية (jamʿiyat), plural جمعيات (jamʿīyāt))

    1. supermarket, grocery store

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