A1noun
أُمّ
umm
mother
Example
أُمّي تَطبُخُ الطَّعام
ummī tatbukhu aṭ-ṭaʿām
My mother cooks the food
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Arabic root
ا-م-م
3 words from this root family
A2adverb
أَمام
amām
in front of / ahead
Example
المَسْجِد أَمام المَدْرَسة.
al-masjid amām al-madrasa.
The mosque is in front of the school.
A1noun
أُمَّةٌ
ummah
nation / community / people
Example
كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ
kuntum khayra ummatin ukhrijat lin-nās
You are the best nation produced for mankind (3:110)
Grammar
Feminine noun. Plural: أُمَمٌ (umam). Can mean a nation, a religious community, or even a single exemplary person (16:120 about Abraham).
Culture
The concept of ummah unifies all Muslims worldwide as one community bound by faith, regardless of nationality or ethnicity.