ext_21044 ([identity profile] muckefuck.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] muckefuck 2008-11-06 08:21 pm (UTC)

The root is Arabic جمهر j-m-h-r "collect together". A related root is جمع j-m-` "collect", which is the source of جُمُعَة jum`ua "[day of] congregation", the name for "Friday" in most Islamic countries.

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