suruhan
Malay
Etymology
Combination of suruh + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suruhan/
- Rhymes: -uruhan, -uhan, -an
Noun
suruhan (Jawi spelling ڤسوروه, plural suruhan-suruhan, informal 1st possessive suruhanku, impolite 2nd possessive suruhanmu, 3rd possessive suruhannya)
- one who is ordered to do something (e.g. messenger, housemaid etc.)
- Suruhan Allah ialah nabi-nabi-Nya.
- People who are ordered by Allah to do something are His prophets.
- order
- Suruhan Tuhan
- Orders of God
- act of ordering
Further reading
- “suruhan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.