ilmu nahu

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ilmoe nahoe (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay ilmu nahu, from Classical Malay ilmu nahu, from Arabic ﻋﻠﻢ النحو. Equivalent to ilmu +‎ nahu.

Noun

ilmu nahu (first-person possessive ilmu nahuku, second-person possessive ilmu nahumu, third-person possessive ilmu nahunya)

1. grammar; syntax

Further reading

• “ilmu nahu” 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.