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title: "جَمَعَ (jamaʿa) meaning in Arabic: to gather, to collect"
description: "جَمَعَ (jamaʿa) means “to gather, to collect”. Root ج·م·ع, pattern فَعَلَ, level A2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/jamaa"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# جَمَعَ

*jamaʿa* · **to gather, to collect**

جَمَعَ (jamaʿa) is an Arabic verb meaning “to gather, to collect”. It is built on the root ج·م·ع in the pattern فَعَلَ. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A2.

- Part of speech: Verb
- Root: ج·م·ع
- Pattern: فَعَلَ
- Level: A2

## Forms of جَمَعَ

- Present: يَجْمَعُ

## Words from the root ج·م·ع

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ج·م·ع with جَمَعَ; each opens its own entry.

- [جَامِع](https://fasaha.app/w/jami) — jāmiʿ, mosque (congregational) (A1)
- [جَامِعَة](https://fasaha.app/w/jamia) — jāmiʿa, university (A1)
- [مُجْتَمَع](https://fasaha.app/w/mujtama) — mujtamaʿ, society, community (B1)
- [جُمُعَة](https://fasaha.app/w/jumua) — jumuʿa, Friday (A1)
- [جَمِيع](https://fasaha.app/w/jamii) — jamīʿ, all, everyone (A2)

## How to read جَمَعَ, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ج — جيم (jīm): j as in jam
- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent

## Questions about جَمَعَ

### What is the root of جَمَعَ?

The root of جَمَعَ is ج·م·ع. Words built on the same root include جَامِع (mosque (congregational)), جَامِعَة (university), مُجْتَمَع (society, community), جُمُعَة (Friday).

### What pattern does جَمَعَ follow?

جَمَعَ follows the pattern فَعَلَ, with the root letters ج·م·ع poured into it.

### What level is جَمَعَ?

Fasaha first uses جَمَعَ at level A2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)