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title: "جَامِعَة (jāmiʿa) meaning in Arabic: university"
description: "جَامِعَة (jāmiʿa) means “university”. Root ج·م·ع, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/jamia"
language: "en"
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# جَامِعَة

*jāmiʿa* · **university**

جَامِعَة (jāmiʿa) is an Arabic noun meaning “university”. It is built on the root ج·م·ع. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ج·م·ع
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ج·م·ع

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

- [جَامِع](https://fasaha.app/w/jami) — jāmiʿ, mosque (congregational) (A1)
- [جَمَعَ](https://fasaha.app/w/jamaa) — jamaʿa, to gather, to collect (A2)
- [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 جَامِعَة, letter by letter

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

- ج — جيم (jīm): j as in jam
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## Questions about جَامِعَة

### What is the root of جَامِعَة?

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

### What level is جَامِعَة?

Fasaha first uses جَامِعَة at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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