oleh

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hebrew עוֹלֶה (olé).

Noun[edit]

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.

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

olèh

  2. by
    1. indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: through the action or presence o
      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[edit]

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

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Proverbs with the word oleh

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Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *ulih.

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Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه)

  1. because

Preposition[edit]

oleh

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

Synonyms[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه)

  1. because; because of
    Synonyms: sebab, akibat, hasil

Noun[edit]

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

  1. means
    Synonym: dapatan

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Affixed terms and other derivations

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References[edit]

  • 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

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