benar

English

Adjective

benar

1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) comparative form of bene: more bene
   • 1611, Thomas Middleton, The Roaring Girle‎^[1]:

     A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Is benar than a Caster, / Pecke, pennam, lay, or popler, / Which we mill in deuse a vile.

     [paraphrase] A pot of good wine, / In a pub of London, / Is better than a cloak, / Meat, bread, milk, or porridge, / Which we steal in the countryside.

Synonyms

• better

Anagrams

• Baren, baren, Abner, reban, Arneb, NBAer, Barne, Béarn, Beran, barne, Naber, brane

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈnar/

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• Hyphenation: bê‧nar

Adverb

benar

1. very

   Synonyms: amat, sangat, sungguh

   Antonym: kurang

Adjective

benar

1. true
2. right, correct

   bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan benar

   good and correct Indonesian

3. valid

Synonyms

• (right, correct): betul
• (valid): sah

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “right, correct”): salah (“wrong”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
• berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
• membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• membenarkan (“to validate”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• terbenar [agentless action] (teR-)
• benaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• pembenaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• memerbenar [causative passive + agent focus] (peR- + meN-)
• kebenaran (“truth”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sebenarnya (“in fact”)

Further reading

• “benar” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.na(r)/
• Rhymes: -na(r), -a(r)

Adverb

benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

1. very

   Merah benar jambu air ini.

   This rose apple is very red.

Synonyms

• amat, sangat, sungguh

Antonyms

• kurang

Adjective

benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

1. true
2. right, correct
3. valid

Synonyms

• (right, correct): betul, tepat
• (valid): sah

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “right, correct”): salah (“wrong”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
• berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
• membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• membenarkan (“to validate; to allow”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• memerbenar [causative passive + agent focus] (peR- + meN-)
• kebenaran (“truth”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
• pembenaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sebenarnya
• ketidakbenaran

Descendants

• Indonesian: benar
• → Tausug: bunnal

References

• "benar" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “benar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maranao

Adjective

benar

1. true

Old Irish

Verb

benar

1. inflection of benaid:
   1. third-person singular present indicative passive relative
   2. third-person singular imperative passive

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
benar	benar pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbenar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

Verb

benar

1. present indicative of bena

Anagrams

• baren