# ummah

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʊmə/ · frequency rank #53,928

## Definitions
1. The worldwide Muslim community.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أُمَّة (ʔumma, “community”). Cognate to Hebrew אומה / אֻמָּה (ʾummā, “nation”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ummah