masalah
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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay masalah, from Classical Malay مسئله (masalah), from Arabic مَسْأَلَة (masʔala).
Noun
masalah (plural masalah-masalah, first-person possessive masalahku, second-person possessive masalahmu, third-person possessive masalahnya)
- problem.
- Synonyms: perkara, persoalan, pertanyaan, problem, tanda tanya, teka-teki
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Indonesian masyaallah, from Arabic مَا شَاءَ الله (mā šāʔa llāh).
Interjection
masalah
- (colloquial) Alternative spelling of masyaallah (“mashallah, what God wills; God has willed”).
References
Further reading
- “masalah” 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
Etymology
From Arabic مَسْأَلَة (masʔala).
Pronunciation
Noun
masalah (Jawi spelling مسئله, plural masalah-masalah, informal 1st possessive masalahku, 2nd possessive masalahmu, 3rd possessive masalahnya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: masalah
Further reading
- “masalah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.