Etymology[edit]
From Arabic اَلْأُمَّة (al-ʔumma).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ʔàl.ʔúm.màː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàl.ʔʊ́m.màː]
àl'ummā̀ f (plural àl'ùmmai or al'ummōmī, possessed form àl'ummàr̃)
- nation, (especially) the people of a nation
- community, public