mazbah

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• mezbah

Etymology

From Malay mazbah, from Arabic مَذْبَح (maḏbaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmazbah/
• Rhymes: -bah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: maz‧bah

Noun

mazbah (first-person possessive mazbahku, second-person possessive mazbahmu, third-person possessive mazbahnya)

1. altar (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)

   Synonym: altar

Further reading

• “mazbah” 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 Arabic مَذْبَح (maḏbaḥ).

Noun

mazbah (Jawi spelling مذبح, plural mazbah-mazbah, informal 1st possessive mazbahku, 2nd possessive mazbahmu, 3rd possessive mazbahnya)

1. altar

Descendants

• Indonesian: mazbah

Further reading

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