nahu

See also: nahú

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• nahwu

Etymology

From Malay nahu, from Arabic نَحْو (naḥw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnahu/ [ˈna.hu]
• Rhymes: -ahu
• Syllabification: na‧hu

Noun

nahu (plural nahu-nahu)

1. (uncommon) grammar

   Synonyms: gramatika, jalan bahasa, paramasastra, tata bahasa

2. (linguistics) syntax
   1. a set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences

      Synonyms: sintaksis, tata kalimat

   2. the study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language

      Synonyms: ilmu kalimat, sintaksis, ilmu tata kalimat

3. Arabic grammar

Derived terms

• nahu bentuk
• nahu saraf

Further reading

• “nahu”, 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

Maguindanao

Noun

nahu

1. science

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَحْو (naḥw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nahu/, /naħu/
• Rhymes: -ahu, -hu, -aħu, -ħu, -u

Noun

nahu (Jawi spelling نحو, plural nahu-nahu or nahu²)

1. grammar

   Synonym: tatabahasa

   Nahu bahasa Inggeris ― English grammar

Descendants

• Indonesian: nahu

Further reading

• "nahu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Whitesands

Noun

nahu

1. water

References

• Jeremy Hammond, The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu (2009), p. 68