dajal
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- dajjal
- da'jal
Etymology
Inherited from Malay dajal, from Arabic دَجَّال (dajjāl, “swindler, cheat, imposter, charlatan, mountebank, liar”, literally “someone who covers, coats things”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdad͡ʒal/ [ˈda.d͡ʒal]
- Rhymes: -ad͡ʒal
- Syllabification: da‧jal
Noun
dajal (plural dajal-dajal)
Further reading
- “dajal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [da.d͡ʒal]
- Rhymes: -d͡ʒal, -al
- Hyphenation: da‧jal
Noun
dajal (Jawi spelling دجال, uncountable)
Compounds
- anak dajal (“evil child”)
Phrases
- dajal sungguh fiilnya
Descendants
- Indonesian: dajal
Further reading
- "dajal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Sumerian
Romanization
dajal
- romanization of 𒂼 (dag̃al)