istibra

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay istibra, from Arabic اِسْتِبْرَاء (istibrāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪsˈtɪpra(ʔ)/
• Hyphenation: is‧tib‧ra
• Rhymes: -ra, -a

Verb

istibra (base-imperative-colloquial istibra)

1. (Islam) to abstinence from sexual intercourse.
2. (Islam) to inquiry into the purity

Further reading

• “istibra” 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.