mazbah
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- mezbah
Etymology
From Malay mazbah, from Arabic مَذْبَح (maḏbaḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmazbah/
- Rhymes: -bah, -ah, -h
- Hyphenation: maz‧bah
Noun
mazbah (first-person possessive mazbahku, second-person possessive mazbahmu, third-person possessive mazbahnya)
- altar (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)
- Synonym: altar
Further reading
- “mazbah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic مَذْبَح (maḏbaḥ).
Noun
mazbah (Jawi spelling مذبح, plural mazbah-mazbah, informal 1st possessive mazbahku, 2nd possessive mazbahmu, 3rd possessive mazbahnya)
- altar
Descendants
- Indonesian: mazbah
Further reading
- “mazbah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.