Taurat
Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic تَوْرَىٰة (tawrā), التَّوْرَاة (at-tawrāh, “the Torah, Pentateuch”), from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (“Torah”, literally “instruction, teaching”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /taˈurat/ [t̪aˈu.rat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -urat
- Syllabification: Tau‧rat
Proper noun
Taurat
- the Torah, the Pentateuch; the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses
Alternative forms
- Tauret
- Taurit
- Torah
Synonyms
Further reading
- “Taurat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.