istibra
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay istibra, from Arabic اِسْتِبْرَاء (istibrāʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪsˈtɪpra(ʔ)/
- Hyphenation: is‧tib‧ra
- Rhymes: -ra, -a
Verb
istibra (base-imperative-colloquial istibra)
- (Islam) to abstinence from sexual intercourse.
- (Islam) to inquiry into the purity
Further reading
- “istibra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.