madah
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Iban
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
madah
- to tell
Descendants
- → Malay: madah
References
- Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay madah, from Arabic مَدْح (madḥ, “praise”).
Noun
madah (first-person possessive madahku, second-person possessive madahmu, third-person possessive madahnya)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Arabic مَدَّة (madda, “maddah”).
Noun
madah (first-person possessive madahku, second-person possessive madahmu, third-person possessive madahnya)
- maddah: An Arabic diacritic; In the Qur'an, it indicates an extra long vowel and can appear over any long vowel.
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “madah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مَدْح (madḥ, “praise”).
Noun
madah (Jawi spelling ماده or مادح, plural madah-madah, informal 1st possessive madahku, 2nd possessive madahmu, 3rd possessive madahnya)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Descendants
- Indonesian: madah
Etymology 2
Verb
madah (Jawi spelling ماده)
Further reading
- “madah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.