benar

English

Adjective

benar

  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) comparative form of bene: more bene
    • 1611, Thomas Middleton, The Roaring Girle‎[1]:
      A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Is benar than a Caster, / Pecke, pennam, lay, or popler, / Which we mill in deuse a vile.
      [paraphrase] A pot of good wine, / In a pub of London, / Is better than a cloak, / Meat, bread, milk, or porridge, / Which we steal in the countryside.

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈnar/ [bəˈnar]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Syllabification: be‧nar

Adverb

bênar

  1. (dialectal) very
    Synonyms: amat, sangat, sungguh
    Antonym: kurang

Adjective

bênar

  1. true
  2. right, correct
    Synonym: betul
    bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan benar
    good and correct Indonesian
  3. valid
    Synonyms: sah, valid

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
  • berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
  • membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • membenarkan (“to validate”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • terbenar [agentless action] (teR-)
  • benaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • pembenaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • memerbenar [causative passive + agent focus] (peR- + meN-)
  • kebenaran (“truth”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bener”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /bəˈna(r)/ [bəˈna(r)]
    • Rhymes: -ar, -a
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /bəˈnar/ [bəˈnar]
    • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: be‧nar

Adverb

benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

  1. really; truly; very. (Used to emphasize an adjective).
    Merah benar jambu air ini.
    This rose apple is very red.

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Antonyms

Adjective

benar (Jawi spelling بنر, comparative lebih benar, superlative paling benar)

  1. true
  2. right, correct
  3. valid

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “right, correct”): salah (“wrong”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
  • berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
  • membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • benarkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
  • membenarkan (“to validate; to allow”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • memerbenar [causative passive + agent focus] (peR- + meN-)
  • kebenaran (“truth”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
  • pembenaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: benar (inherited)
  • → Maranao: benar
  • → Tagalog: banal
  • → Tausug: bunnal

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bener”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • “benar”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
  • "benar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Maranao

Adjective

benar

  1. true

Old Irish

Verb

benar

  1. inflection of benaid:
    1. third-person singular present indicative passive relative
    2. third-person singular imperative passive

Mutation

Mutation of benar
radical lenition nasalization
benar benar
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mbenar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Swedish

Verb

benar

  1. present indicative of bena

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