See also: niât

Catalan

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Participle

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niat (feminine niada, masculine plural niats, feminine plural niades)

  1. past participle of niar

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay niat, from Classical Malay niat, niyat, niyyat, from Arabic نِيَّة (niyya). The sense in law was coined by Indonesian jurist and professor Moeljatno to translate Dutch voornemen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniat̚/
  • Rhymes: -at, -t
  • Hyphenation: ni‧at

Noun

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niat (plural niat-niat, first-person possessive niatku, second-person possessive niatmu, third-person possessive niatnya)

  1. intention, desire
    Bukan niatku untuk mengganggu.
    It's not my intention to disturb.
  2. (law) intention
    Synonym: maksud

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Javanese

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Noun

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niat

  1. desire

Malay

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Etymology

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From Arabic نِيَّة (niyya).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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niat (plural niat-niat, informal 1st possessive niatku, 2nd possessive niatmu, 3rd possessive niatnya)

  1. intention, desire
    Bukan niat saya untuk mengganggu.
    I do not mean to disturb.

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: niat

Southwestern Dinka

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Noun

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niat

  1. yolk (egg)

References

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  • Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005

Swedish

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Verb

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niat

  1. supine of nia