maaf

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay maaf, from Classical Malay maaf, ma'af, from Arabic مُعَاف (muʕāf, “exempt (from taxation)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma.ˈʔaf]

Interjection

maaf

1. sorry
2. pardon

Noun

maaf

1. apology

Further reading

• “maaf” 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

• maap
• mahap

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَاف (muʕāf, “exempt (from taxation)”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -af

Noun

maaf (plural maaf-maaf, informal 1st possessive maafku, 2nd possessive maafmu, 3rd possessive maafnya)

1. pardon, forgiveness

   Synonym: ampun

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemaaf [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• maafan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• permaaf [causative passive] (peR-)
• maafkan (“to let (someone) off”) [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• maafi (“to forgive”) [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• memaaf [agent focus] (meN-)
• dimaaf [patient focus] (di-)
• termaaf [agentless action] (teR-)
• bermaaf [stative / habitual] (beR-)

maaf zahir dan batin

Interjection

maaf

1. sorry
2. excuse me