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Al Ummah

Al Ummah

9.9
A terrorist group from India known for bombings in southern India in 1998
  • proper noun
  • Offensive
: Al Ummah
  • In 1998, Al Ummah claimed responsibility for bombings in southern India.

Examples

  • Several members of Al Ummah were arrested in connection with the 1998 bombings.

  • Press reports linked Al Ummah to a series of attacks in southern India.

  • The Indian authorities increased security measures after the activities of Al Ummah came to light.

  • The group Al Ummah was linked to several terrorist activities.

  • In 1998, Al Ummah claimed responsibility for bombings in southern India.

  • Press reports linked Al Ummah to a series of attacks in southern India.

  • Several members of Al Ummah were arrested in connection with the 1998 bombings.

Synonyms

al-Ummah
vsAl Ummah
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9.9

A violent group in India, formed in 1992, linked to 1998 bomb attacks in southern India

is the same name written with initial capital and a space not a hyphen

Surface Forms

Al Ummah main

Morphology

Al + Ummah

Even knowing 'Al' (the definite article) and 'Ummah' (Muslim community), a B1 learner would derive a general meaning like 'the community' or 'the Muslim community' rather than 'a terrorist organization.' The specific sense of a named political/terrorist group is a proper-name, world-knowledge fact that cannot be predicted from the literal constituents, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Al Ummah comes from Arabic: Al means 'the' and Ummah means 'the community' or 'the nation'. The group chose this name to show it spoke for a community, but today Al Ummah is known as a 'terrorist organization' formed in India in 1992.