zabah

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَبْح (ḏabḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzabah/ [ˈza.bah]
  • Rhymes: -abah
  • Hyphenation: za‧bah

Noun

zabah (Jawi spelling ذبح, plural zabah-zabah)

  1. (chiefly Islam) slaughter, slaughtering
    Synonyms: penyembelihan, sembelih