ialah
Indonesian
Etymology
From ia + -lah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ialah/
- Hyphenation: ia‧lah
- Rhymes: -lah, -ah
Conjunction
ialah
- i.e., that is
Particle
ialah
- (third person) a connector between two pieces of sentence that confirms the details or explanation of the first part
- Yang perlu dikerjakan sekarang ialah membawa korban ke rumah sakit.
- What needs to be done now is to take the victims to the hospital.
Usage notes
Ialah is a connector word which is often used like the English verb “to be”. It can be used only for third person and before nouns or verbs.Compare this with adalah, which has the same meaning but can be used with first, second and third person.
Further reading
- “ialah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /iəlah/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ialah/
- Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah
Conjunction
ialah (Jawi spelling اياله)
- to be
Particle
ialah
- (predicate marker) to be
Usage notes
Ialah is a connector word which is often used like the English verb “to be”. It can be used only before nouns or verbs. Compare this with adalah, which has the same meaning but can only be used before prepositions, postpositions or adjectives.
See also
- adalah
Further reading
- “ialah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.