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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay mahkamah, from Classical Malay mahkamah, from Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama, “court”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mahkamah (plural mahkamah-mahkamah)
- (law) court:
- Synonyms: meja hijau, pengadilan
- the persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases
- the hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered
Usage notes
The term usually used for highest tier court, preferred to used if the court only have one tier.
Compounds
References
- ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia , Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC
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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama, “court”).
Noun
mahkamah (Jawi spelling محکمه, plural mahkamah-mahkamah)
- (law) court; tribunal
Descendants
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