sahabat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sahabat, from Classical Malay sahabat, from Arabic صَحَابَة (ṣaḥāba). Doublet of sobat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saˈhabat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ha‧bat

Noun

sahabat (plural sahabat-sahabat, first-person possessive sahabatku, second-person possessive sahabatmu, third-person possessive sahabatnya)

1. friend

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

Derived terms

• bersahabat
• mempersahabatkan
• persahabatan

 

Compounds

• sahabat dekat
• sahabat karib
• sahabat kental
• sahabat nabi

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic صَحَابَة (ṣaḥāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sahabat/
• Rhymes: -abat, -bat, -at

Noun

sahabat (Jawi spelling صحابت, plural sahabat-sahabat, informal 1st possessive sahabatku, 2nd possessive sahabatmu, 3rd possessive sahabatnya)

1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)
2. (historical, Islam) sahabah, companion of prophet Muhammad

Synonyms

• kawan
• teman
• rakan

Further reading

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