ayat

English

Alternative forms

• ayah

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”).

Noun

ayat (plural ayats)

1. A verse of the Quran

Translations

a verse in the Qur'an — see ayah

Anagrams

• Taya

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

ayat

1. life
2. living room

Declension

Declension of ayat

nominative	ayat
genitive	ayatnıñ
dative	ayatqa
accusative	ayatnı
locative	ayatta
ablative	ayattan

Synonyms

• sembol, belirti

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Ilocano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧yát
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjat/, [ʔɐˈjat]

Noun

ayát

1. love
2. delight
3. liking; pleasure

Derived terms

• agayat
• ayaten
• makaayat
• naayat
• umayat

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ayat (“to threaten”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: á‧yat
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔajat/

Noun

áyat.

1. act of putting a cock into the sight of another cock before a cockfight

Derived terms

• iayat
• umayat

 

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ayat, from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya, “sign, token”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈajat̚]
• Rhymes: -ajat, -jat, -at, -t
• Hyphenation: ayat

Noun

ayat (plural ayat-ayat, first-person possessive ayatku, second-person possessive ayatmu, third-person possessive ayatnya)

1. sign

   Synonyms: alamat, tanda

2. (Islam) ayat: verse of the Quran.
3. (law) clause (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
4. (law) section or paragraph
5. (Islam) proof

   Synonym: bukti

Derived terms

• ayat kauniah
• ayat kitabullah

 

Further reading

• “ayat” 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.

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Malay

Noun

ayat (Jawi spelling ايات, plural ayat-ayat, informal 1st possessive ayatku, 2nd possessive ayatmu, 3rd possessive ayatnya)

1. (Malaysia, grammar) sentence

Synonyms

• (Indonesia) kalimat

Descendants

• Indonesian: ayat

Further reading

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