madah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmadah]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧dah

Etymology 1

From Malay madah, from Arabic مَدْح (madḥ, “praise, tell”).

Noun

madah (plural madah-madah)

  1. praise
    Synonym: pujian
  2. (obsolete) word
    Synonym: kata
Derived terms
  • bermadah
  • bermadah-madah
  • memadahkan
  • pemadah

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَدَّة (madda, “maddah”).

Noun

madah (plural madah-madah)

  1. 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

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْح (madḥ, “praise, tell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmadah/ [ˈma.dah]
  • Rhymes: -dah

Noun

madah (Jawi spelling ماده or مادح, plural madah-madah)

  1. praise
    Synonym: puji
  2. tell
    Synonym: berkata-kata, beritahu, bilang

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pemadah [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • madahkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
  • memadahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • bermadah [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • bermadah-madah [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: madah
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