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title: "جُمُعَة (jumuʿa) meaning in Arabic: Friday"
description: "جُمُعَة (jumuʿa) means “Friday”. 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/jumua"
language: "en"
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# جُمُعَة

*jumuʿa* · **Friday**

جُمُعَة (jumuʿa) is an Arabic noun meaning “Friday”. 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 جُمُعَة; 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)
- [جَامِعَة](https://fasaha.app/w/jamia) — jāmiʿa, university (A1)
- [مُجْتَمَع](https://fasaha.app/w/mujtama) — mujtamaʿ, society, community (B1)
- [جَمِيع](https://fasaha.app/w/jamii) — jamīʿ, all, everyone (A2)

## How to read جُمُعَة, letter by letter

4 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
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## Questions about جُمُعَة

### What is the root of جُمُعَة?

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

### What level is جُمُعَة?

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


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