Arabic word sheet
جَمِيعٌ
All, the whole
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ج م ع
Meaning and usage
All, the whole
Means the whole of several things, or one whole thing, with nothing left out: “all”, “the whole of”, “entirely”.
قَرَأَ سَامِي جَمِيعَ الْكُتُبِ.
Sami read all the books.
Together, gathered
Said of people or things that are in one place together, as opposed to scattered: “together”, “all gathered”.
جَلَسَتِ الْأُسْرَةُ جَمِيعًا حَوْلَ الْمَائِدَةِ.
The family sat together around the table.
The assembled group
Means a group of people who are together, a tribe or a gathering; hence “everyone”.
خَرَجَ الْجَمِيعُ مِنَ الْقَاعَةِ.
The whole group left the hall.
Word family
What the root means ج م ع
The root carries the idea of bringing together what was scattered. Hence “to gather”, “to meet”, “a group”, “a meeting place” and “a total”.
to gather, to collect
جَمَعَ
to come together, to meet
اِجْتَمَعَ
a group, a gathering
جَمْعٌ
a group of people
جَمَاعَةٌ
a meeting place
مَجْمَعٌ
gathered; a total
مَجْمُوعٌ
Synonyms
Opposites
scattered, separate
مُتَفَرِّقٌ