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Iban
Pronunciation
Adjective
jimat
- careful
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦶꦩꦠ꧀ (jimat), from Classical Persian عزیمت ('azīmat), from Arabic عَزِيمَة (ʕazīma). Doublet of azimat.
Noun
jimat (plural jimat-jimat)
- amulet; talisman
- Synonyms: azimat, amulet
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Malay jimat, from Arabic هِمَّة (himma, “determination”). Doublet of hemat.
Adjective
jimat
- (archaic) frugal; prudent
- Synonym: hemat
- (archaic) thorough; careful
- Synonyms: teliti, cermat
Derived terms
Usage notes
The word is part of differences between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay jimat.
- All meanings are mentioned in both Indonesian and Standard Malay (Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore) standard dictionaries, the Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia and Kamus Dewan respectively.
- However, the meanings from second etymology in Indonesian are no longer used, hence the meaning often refer to first etymology. Standard Malay (Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore) meaning often refer to second etymology, while meaning from first etymology is expressed with different loan word (azimat).
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
jimat
- Romanization of ꦗꦶꦩꦠ꧀
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic هِمَّة (himma, “determination”).
Adjective
jimat (Jawi spelling جيمت)
- economical
- thrifty
- frugal
- austerity
Descendants
- > Indonesian: jimat (inherited)
Further reading
Slavomolisano
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian imati.
Pronunciation
Verb
jimat impf
- to have
References
- Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale)., pp. 412–413