oleh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew עוֹלֶה (olé).

Noun

oleh (plural olehs or olim)

1. A Jew who has recently made aliyah to Israel; an immigrant to Israel.
2. Someone who makes an aliyah for a Torah-reading.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 106:

     The benediction recited by the oleh before reading the portion of the Torah.

Related terms

• olah

Anagrams

• Hoel, OHLE, helo, hole, ohel

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay oleh, from Proto-Malayic *ulih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.lɛh/
• Rhymes: -lɛh, -ɛh, -h
• Hyphenation: o‧lèh

Preposition

olèh

2. by
   1. indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: through the action or presence of

      Ikan dimakan oleh ibu.

      The fish is eaten by mother.

   2. (archaic) indicates a means of achieving something: involving/using the means of

      Synonym: dengan

3. (uncommon) due to (caused by; resulting from; because of)

   Synonym: akibat

4. (indicating a family relationship, archaic) to (used to indicate the target or recipient of an action)

   Synonym: kepada

5. (archaic) for

   Synonyms: bagi, untuk

   1. towards; in the direction of
   2. directed at; intended to belong to
   3. in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something)
   4. befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to

Conjunction

oléh

1. (uncommon) because

   Synonyms: karena, gara-gara, sebab, soalnya

   1. by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
   2. as is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• beroleh
• pemerolehan
• peroleh
• perolehan

 

Compound terms

• oleh karena itu
• oleh sebab itu

 

Related terms

• boleh
• oleh-oleh

 

Further reading

• “oleh” 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

Alternative forms

• اوله (obsolete Jawi)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ulih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.leh/
• Rhymes: -eh

Adverb

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه)

1. because

Preposition

oleh

1. by (indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice)
2. because of
3. with

Synonyms

• (because of): sebab
• (with): dengan, serta

Conjunction

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه)

1. because; because of

   Synonyms: sebab, akibat, hasil

Noun

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه, plural oleh-oleh, informal 1st possessive olehku, 2nd possessive olehmu, 3rd possessive olehnya)

1. means

   Synonym: dapatan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• oleh itu
• oleh sebab itu
• beroleh
• boleh
• peroleh
• oleh-oleh

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اوله olih”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 34
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اوله uleh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 61
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “oleh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 184

Further reading

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