ikrar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic إِقْرَار (ʔiqrār).

Noun

ikrar (first-person possessive ikrarku, second-person possessive ikrarmu, third-person possessive ikrarnya)

1. promise, vow
2. pledge

Synonyms

• (promise): janji

Derived terms

• berikrar
• mengikrarkan
• pengikraran

 

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic إِقْرَار (ʔiqrār).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

ikrar (Jawi spelling اقرار, plural ikrar-ikrar, informal 1st possessive ikrarku, 2nd possessive ikrarmu, 3rd possessive ikrarnya)

1. promise
2. pledge

Synonyms

• (promise): janji

Derived terms

• berikrar
• mengikrarkan

Further reading

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اقرار, from Arabic إِقْرَار (ʔiqrār).

Noun

ikrar (definite accusative ikrarı, plural ikrarlar)

1. confession
2. admission

Derived terms

• (to confess, admit): ikrar etmek
• (to renege, break a promise): ikrarından dönmek
• (to promise): ikrar vermek

Related terms

• karar

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اقرار”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 123
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ikrar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük