lahir

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay zahir, lahir, from Classical Malay ظاهير (zahir), لاهير (lahir), from Arabic ظاهِر (ẓāhir).[1] Doublet of zahir.

Pronunciation

Verb

lahir

  1. to be born
    Saya lahir pada tahun 2004.
    I was born in the year 2004.

Noun

lahir (plural lahir-lahir)

  1. appearance
  2. countenance, mien

Adjective

lahir (comparative lebih lahir, superlative paling lahir)

  1. (uncommon, formal) physical in the material sense, corporeal; tangible, palpable, manifest
    Synonyms: lahiriah, maujud
    Antonyms: tanwujud, niskala, mujarad

Derived terms

  • hari lahir
  • lahir batin
  • lahir dini
  • lahir hidup
  • lahir lotus
  • lahir mati
  • lahir muda
  • lahir prematur

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin; Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan; R.B. Chrismanto (1993), Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic ظاهِر (ẓāhir), mostly displaced beranak and peranak. Doublet of zahir.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ir

Verb

lahir (Jawi spelling لاهير)

  1. to be born
    Synonyms: diperanakkan, (of royals and prophets) diputerakan, diputerikan
  2. (figurative) to emerge
    Synonyms: terbit, zahir

Derived terms

Noun

lahir (Jawi spelling لاهير, uncountable)

  1. appearance
    Synonym: penampakan
  2. countenance, mien
    Synonyms: muka, riak

Adjective

lahir (Jawi spelling لاهير, comparative lebih lahir, superlative paling lahir)

  1. clear, visible
    Synonyms: zahir, tampak, kelihatan
  2. (uncommon) physical in the material sense, corporeal; tangible, palpable, manifest
    Synonyms: lahiriah, maujud
    Antonyms: niskala, mujarad
  3. exterior, outward
    Synonyms: luar, luaran

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “لاهر lahir”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 594
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “lahir”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 5

Further reading