ayat

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.(j)ɑt/

Noun

ayat (plural ayats)

1. Alternative form of ayah (“verse of the Quran”).

Noun

ayat

1. plural of ayah (“verse of the Quran”)

Anagrams

• Taya

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh).

Noun

ayat

1. life
2. living room

Declension

Declension of ayat

	singular	plural
nominative	ayat	ayatlar
genitive	ayatnıñ	ayatlarnıñ
dative	ayatqa	ayatlarğa
accusative	ayatnı	ayatlarnı
locative	ayatta	ayatlarda
ablative	ayattan	ayatlardan

Synonyms

• sembol, belirti

References

• “ayat”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.jat/

Noun

ayat

1. sentence

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

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈajat/ [ˈa.jat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ajat
• Syllabification: a‧yat

Noun

ayat (plural ayat-ayat)

1. sign

   Synonyms: alamat, tanda

2. (Islam) ayat: verse of the Quran
3. (law) clause (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia adalah Kepolisian Nasional yang merupakan satu kesatuan dalam melaksanakan peran sebagaimana dimaksud dalam ayat (1). ― National Police Republic of Indonesia is national police in unity in application of the role in the clause (1).

4. (law) section or paragraph
5. (Islam) proof

   Synonym: bukti

6. (accounting) entry: a formal record that documents a transaction

   Synonym: catatan (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• ayat jurnal gabungan
• ayat jurnal penutup
• ayat jurnal penyesuaian
• ayat kauniah
• ayat kitabullah
• ayat penyesuaian

Further reading

• “ayat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈajat/ [ˈa.jat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -jat, -at
• Hyphenation: a‧yat

Noun

ayat (Jawi spelling ايات, plural ayat-ayat or ayat²)

1. (grammar) sentence

   Synonym: kalimat (uncommon, Indonesian)

2. (religion) verse (of the Quran, Bible, etc.)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ayat

Further reading

• “ayat”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017