lahir

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay zahir, lahir, from Classical Malay ظاهير (zahir), لاهير (lahir), from Arabic ظاهِر (ẓāhir).[1] Doublet of zahir.

Pronunciation

Verb

lahir

  1. to be born
    Saya lahir pada tahun 2004.
    I was born in the year 2004.

Noun

lahir (plural lahir-lahir)

  1. appearance
  2. countenance, mien

Adjective

lahir (comparative lebih lahir, superlative paling lahir)

  1. (uncommon, formal) physical in the material sense, corporeal; tangible, palpable, manifest
    Synonyms: lahiriah, maujud
    Antonyms: tanwujud, niskala, mujarad

Derived terms

  • hari lahir
  • lahir batin
  • lahir dini
  • lahir hidup
  • lahir lotus
  • lahir mati
  • lahir muda
  • lahir prematur

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic ظاهِر (ẓāhir).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ir

Verb

lahir (Jawi spelling لاهير)

  1. to be born

Derived terms

Adjective

lahir (Jawi spelling لاهير)

  1. clear, visible
  2. exterior, outward

Further reading