jemaat
Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic جَمَاعَات (jamāʕāt), plural form of جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa, “congregation”). Doublet of jemaah.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈmaat/ [d͡ʒəˈma.(ʔ)at̪̚]
- Rhymes: -aat
- Syllabification: je‧ma‧at
Noun
jêmaat (plural jemaat-jemaat)
- (chiefly Christianity) congregation
- Synonym: jemaah
Further reading
- “jemaat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.