imamah

English

Etymology 1

From Arabic عِمَامَة (ʕimāma)

Noun

imamah (plural imamahs)

1. An Islamic turban.

Etymology 2

From Arabic إِمَامَة (ʔimāma)

Noun

imamah (plural imamahs)

1. A female imam.
   • 2012, Robin Wright, Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World:

     Plus, Umm Waraqah was never explicitly forbidden to lead a mixed congregation. Wadud is now among a growing number of scholars, jurists, sheikhas, imamahs, and ordinary Muslim women pressing for the powers of religious authority.

Related terms

• Muslimah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic إِمَامَة (ʔimāma). Doublet of imamat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ima.mah/
• Hyphenation: ima‧mah

Noun

imamah

1. (Islam) imamate
2. (obsolete) leadership

   Synonym: kepemimpinan

Further reading

• “imamah” 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.