Word Meaning
उम्मतों
ummaton
hinoun
Meaning
Nations, religious communities, or peoples (plural oblique form).
Detailed Meaning
The word refers to religious communities, followers of a prophet, or entire nations bound by faith and ideology. In this couplet by Iqbal, it denotes collective nations or communities afflicted by a long-standing spiritual decline, which can only be cured by revitalizing the spirit.
Etymology
Arabic origin, from 'ummah' (community, nation, people of a shared faith).
Usage
In philosophical and socio-political Urdu poetry, it frequently signifies collective Muslim societies or distinct religious nations across history.
Examples
The fate of nations rests upon reviving their spiritual core.
A call to arouse the dormant consciousness among communities.
Synonyms
क़ौमोंमिल्लतोंसमाजों
Related Words
उम्मतउम्मतीइमाम