akhirat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay اخيرة (akhirat), from Arabic آخِرَة (ʔāḵira, “the hereafter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈxi.rat/
• Rhymes: -rat
• Hyphenation: a‧khi‧rat

Noun

akhirat (first-person possessive akhiratku, second-person possessive akhiratmu, third-person possessive akhiratnya)

1. (Islam) akhirah, afterlife.

   Synonym: alam baka

Alternative forms

• aherat
• ahirat
• akherat

 

Derived terms

• keakhiratan

 

Further reading

• “akhirat” 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.