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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay Alkitab, from Classical Malay الكتاب (Alkitab), from Arabic الْكِتَاب (al-kitāb, “the book”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Alkitab
- (Christianity) the Christian Bible
- Synonym: Bibel
- Hyponyms: Deuterokanonika, Injil, Perjanjian Lama, Perjanjian Baru
- (Islam) the Qur'an
- Synonym: Alquran
Usage notes
Although Alkitab and Bibel are synonymous, the usages are different. Most Christian denominations prefer to refer the Christian Bible as Alkitab. Bibel may be have a negative implication in Christian denominations as Bibel is used to discredit it while Alkitab is reserved for Qur'an.
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
Alkitab
- Romanization of ꦄꦭ꧀ꦏꦶꦠꦧ꧀
Malay
Etymology
From Classical Malay الكتاب (Alkitab), from Arabic الْكِتَاب (al-kitāb, “the book”).
Proper noun
Alkitab (Jawi spelling الکتاب, plural Alkitab-Alkitab, informal 1st possessive Alkitabku, 2nd possessive Alkitabmu, 3rd possessive Alkitabnya)
- (Christianity) the Christian Bible
Descendants
Further reading
Sundanese
Romanization
Alkitab
- Romanization of ᮃᮜ᮪ᮊᮤᮒᮘ᮪