mukadimah

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقَدِّمَة (muqaddima, front part, forefront, lead; introduction, preface, prelude; prologue; premise).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /mukaˈdimah/ [mu.kaˈdi.mah]
  • Rhymes: -imah
  • Syllabification: mu‧ka‧di‧mah

Noun

mukadimah (plural mukadimah-mukadimah)

  1. preamble (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
    Synonyms: pendahuluan, preambul

Derived terms

  • mukadimah tahlil

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