alamas

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Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

alamas

  1. inessive singular of alam

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay almas, alamas, from Classical Malay الماس (almas), الامس (alamas), from Persian الماس (almâs), from Middle Persian ʾlmʾs (almās).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈala.mas]
  • Hyphenation: ala‧mas

Noun[edit]

alamas (plural alamas-alamas, first-person possessive alamasku, second-person possessive alamasmu, third-person possessive alamasnya)

  1. (obsolete) diamond.
    Synonyms: berlian, intan, karbonado

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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