ijab

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic إِيجَاب (ʔījāb, “affirmation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪd͡ʒap̚]
• Hyphenation: ijab

Noun

ijab (first-person possessive ijabku, second-person possessive ijabmu, third-person possessive ijabnya)

1. contract.
2. (Islam) marriage contract.
3. offering: the act by which something is offered; something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

   Antonym: kabul

4. (Islam) prayer acceptance.

Derived terms

• berijab
• mengijabkan

 

• ijab kabul
• ijab nikah

 

Further reading

• “ijab” 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.