sifat

See also: sıfat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sifat, from Classical Malay sifat, from Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [siˈfat]
  • (nonstandard) IPA(key): [siˈpat]

Noun

sifat (first-person possessive sifatku, second-person possessive sifatmu, third-person possessive sifatnya)

  1. A characteristic or quality of a thing; attribute.
    1. An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects; property.
  2. nature; temperament

Synonyms

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).

Noun

sifat (Jawi spelling صيفت, plural sifat-sifat, informal 1st possessive sifatku, 2nd possessive sifatmu, 3rd possessive sifatnya)

  1. attribute; quality

Further reading

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɯˈfat]
  • Hyphenation: si‧fat
  • Rhymes: -at

Noun

sifat (plural sifatlar)

  1. adjective

Declension

Derived terms

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay sifat, from Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪i.ɸat̪/

Noun

sifat

  1. appearance

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
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