ijazah

English

Alternative forms

• ijaza

Etymology

From Arabic إِجَازَة (ʔijāza, “authorization”).

Noun

ijazah (plural ijazahs)

1. (Indonesia, Islam) A license authorizing its holder to transmit a certain text or subject, especially Islamic religious knowledge.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ijazah, from Arabic إِجَازَة (ʔijāza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪd͡ʒazah/
• Rhymes: -zah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: ija‧zah

Noun

ijazah (plural ijazah-ijazah, first-person possessive ijazahku, second-person possessive ijazahmu, third-person possessive ijazahnya)

1. education diploma or certificate.

   Synonyms: surat tanda tamat belajar, sijil

Alternative forms

• ijaza
• ijasah

Derived terms

• berijazah
• ijazah bodong

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic إِجَازَة (ʔijāza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /id͡ʒazah/
• Rhymes: -azah, -zah, -ah

Noun

ijazah (Jawi spelling اجازه, plural ijazah-ijazah, informal 1st possessive ijazahku, 2nd possessive ijazahmu, 3rd possessive ijazahnya)

1. A certificate usually been used for Bachelor's degree (Ijazah Sarjana Muda) and Master's degree (Ijazah Sarjana).

Descendants

• Indonesian: ijazah

Further reading

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