nahu

See also: nahú

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• nahwu

Etymology

From Malay nahu, from Arabic نَحْو (naḥw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnahu/
• Rhymes: -hu, -u
• Hyphenation: na‧hu

Noun

nahu (first-person possessive nahuku, second-person possessive nahumu, third-person possessive nahunya)

1. grammar

   Synonyms: gramatika, paramasastra, tata bahasa

2. (linguistics) syntax

   Synonyms: ilmu kalimat, sintaksis

3. Arabic grammar

Derived terms

• nahu bentuk
• nahu saraf

Further reading

• “nahu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Maguindanao

Noun

nahu

1. science

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَحْو (naḥw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nahu/, /naħu/
• Rhymes: -ahu, -hu, -aħu, -ħu, -u

Noun

nahu (Jawi spelling نحو, plural nahu-nahu, informal 1st possessive nahuku, 2nd possessive nahumu, 3rd possessive nahunya)

1. grammar

   Synonym: tatabahasa

   Nahu bahasa Inggeris ― English grammar

Descendants

• Indonesian: nahu

Further reading

• “nahu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Whitesands

Noun

nahu

1. water

References

• Jeremy Hammond, The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu (2009), p. 68