semata

semata

1. plural of seme

• A teams, A-teams, amates, asteam, sea mat

semata (accusative singular sematan, plural semataj, accusative plural sematajn)

1. singular present passive participle of semi

From se- (“one”) +‎ mata (“eye”), literally “one-eyed” or "single focus".

• IPA^(key): /sə.ma.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧ta

semata

1. only; solely; merely; purely.

   Kejayaannya bukanlah kerana nasib semata, tetapi hasil usaha gigih. ― His success was not due to luck only, but the result of hard work.

• This word is very often used in its reduplicated form, semata-mata, to add emphasis. In many contexts, the two are interchangeable.

• "semata" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017