tahbis

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tahbis (“blessed; consecrated”), from Arabic تَحْبِيس (taḥbīs).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtahbis/ [ˈt̪ah.bɪs]
  • Rhymes: -ahbis
  • Syllabification: tah‧bis

Verb

tahbis (bare tahbis, active menahbiskan, passive ditahbiskan)

  1. to consecrate
  2. to ordain

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Further reading

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