Used in a Sentence

umma

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for umma.

Editorial note

Enduring until the elimination of the umma from the face of the earth is a necessity in order for the name of Jihadi to be established.

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Definitions2
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Quick take

Alternative spelling of ummah. [(Islam) The worldwide Muslim community.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of umma gathered in one view.

noun

Alternative spelling of ummah. [(Islam) The worldwide Muslim community.]

noun

Initialism of urinary methylmalonic acid: a test for vitamin B12 deficiency.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for umma.

noun

Alternative spelling of ummah. [(Islam) The worldwide Muslim community.]

noun

Initialism of urinary methylmalonic acid: a test for vitamin B12 deficiency.

Example sentences

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Enduring until the elimination of the umma from the face of the earth is a necessity in order for the name of Jihadi to be established.

2

The king of Umma would have likely owned a lot of bronze stuff, commanding soldiers with bronze arms and armor.

3

The Jews holding a part of their Umma is simply an insult to their prophet.

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Additionally, the umma under the Rashiduns and Ummayads often lived outside the city.

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Before the attacks, he seemed to legitimately believe he could conventionally destroy the US and unite the Umma with a long series of 9/11 style operations.

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> No doubt the kings of Umma saw things differently.

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But my winner words are the two words all humans learn without being told: abba and umma which what babies actually say universally us ba or da and ma when referring to their father and mother.

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Like Anglo-Saxons building their mead-halls over Roman mosaics, they enjoyed the products of a higher civilisation but were unable to match them (the Umma being rather larger than the Heptarchy, they had a much bigger base from which to decline, and a correspondingly-longer period of relative comfort).

Quote examples

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As the famed hip hop scholar Rocko once said "Umma Do Me".

2

According to King Enmetena, it had been the god "Enlil, king of all the lands, father of all the gods" who had "fixed the border (between the god) Ningirsu and (the god) Shara," meaning the border between the kingdoms of Lagash and Umma.

Proper noun examples

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I personally think this is the root problem in the Umma..

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I do consider the Sufis as part of the larger Umma.

3

And so, as he described it, one Lagash king after another had attempted to do just that, against what they saw as the dastardly incursions of the kings and armies of Umma.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use umma in a sentence?

Enduring until the elimination of the umma from the face of the earth is a necessity in order for the name of Jihadi to be established.

What does umma mean?

Alternative spelling of ummah. [(Islam) The worldwide Muslim community.]

What part of speech is umma?

umma is commonly used as noun.