akta

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ak‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

Noun

akta (plural akták)

1. document, paper, file, dossier

   Synonyms: okirat, okmány, ügyirat

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• akta in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• akta in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Icelandic

Verb

akta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative aktaði, supine æktað)

1. number, tax, value, take a census

   Fóru þeir víða um land og öktuðu vísaeyri konungs

   They travelled widely in the land and levied the royal revenue.

2. to examine, enquire
3. to debate, discuss in parliament
4. care for, feel respect for

Conjugation

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

akta

Wikipedia ^id

Alternative forms

• akte (pre-1947, nonstandard)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ācta, plural of āctum, from agō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Semantic loan from Dutch akte. Doublet of aksis, akte, and aktor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak̚ta/
• Hyphenation: ak‧ta

Noun

akta (plural akta-akta, first-person possessive aktaku, second-person possessive aktamu, third-person possessive aktanya)

1. certificate

   Synonym: sertifikat

   Synonym: sijil (Standard Malay)

2. a deed; a legal contract

   Synonym: surat ikatan (Standard Malay)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay akta.

Hyponyms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 沃智 (iáu-tì), 沃治 (iáu-tī)

Further reading

• “akta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Noun

akta m

1. genitive singular of akts

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëktë.

Numeral

akta

1. one

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

akta

Wikipedia ^ms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ācta, plural of āctum, from agō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Semantic loan from English act.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akta/
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: ak‧ta

Noun

akta (Jawi spelling اکتا, plural akta-akta, informal 1st possessive aktaku, 2nd possessive aktamu, 3rd possessive aktanya)

1. act (statute)

Usage notes

This Malay word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen at Indonesian akta.

Further reading

• “akta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈakːta/

Numeral

akta

1. Alternative form of okta

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• akten

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akta/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -akta
• Hyphenation: ak‧ta

Noun

akta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of akt

Anagrams

• kata, taka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

akta f

1. definite singular of akt

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

akta

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āctā. First attested in 1551.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈak.ta/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈak.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -akta
• Syllabification: ak‧ta

Noun

akta nvir pl

1. dossier (collection of documents related to a person or situation)

   Synonyms: dokumentacja, dossier

2. (obsolete) chronicle, recorded history

Declension

Related terms

References

Further reading

• akta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• akta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “AKTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2016 August 30
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “akta”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

akta (present aktar, preterite aktade, supine aktat, imperative akta)

1. to be careful with, to watch, to mind

   Akta huvudet när du går in!

   Watch your head as you enter!

   Akta er för Nisse. Han är en farlig jävel.

   Beware of Nisse. He's a dangerous bastard.

   Akta blomkrukan när du öppnar fönstret

   Watch the flowerpot when you open the window

   Aktas

   Handle with care (on packages and the like)

2. to respect, to esteem (value highly)

   en aktad forskare

   an esteemed scientist

Conjugation

Derived terms

• akta sig (“beware, watch out”)

Related terms

• aktad
• oaktat

References

• akta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• akta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• akta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• kata-

Turkish

Noun

akta

1. locative singular of ak

Vilamovian

Noun

akta ?

1. (plural only) document, paper, file, dossier