imarah

Malay

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عمارت (imaret, “state of populous well-being”), from Arabic عمارة (ʕimāra, “building, structure”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈmarah/ [iˈma.rah]
  • Rhymes: -arah, -ah
  • Hyphenation: i‧ma‧rah

Verb

imarah (Jawi spelling عماره)

  1. to liven up a community centre (commonly a mosque or surau) with beneficial activities.[1]

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • mengimarahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: imarah

References

  1. ^ "imarah" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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