jenayah

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic جِنَايَة (jināya, “felony, crime”).

Noun

jenayah (Jawi spelling جنايه, informal 1st possessive jenayahku, 2nd possessive jenayahmu, 3rd possessive jenayahnya)

1. crime.

Alternative forms

• jinayah (Indonesia)

Synonyms

• pidana (Indonesia)

Derived terms

• penjenayah

Further reading

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