rapat

See also: râpât and rap at

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• rapet (informal)

Etymology

From Malay rapat, from Proto-Malayic *rapət (“close together, tight”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rapət (“join together, attach tightly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.pat/
• Hyphenation: ra‧pat

Adjective

rapat (comparative lebih rapat, superlative paling rapat)

1. close:
   1. near: at a little distance

      Synonyms: dekat, kerap

   2. closed, shut
   3. dense; solid; compact
   4. intimate, close-knit
2. tight:
   1. compact: firmly held together; not loose or open

      Synonym: padat

   2. intimate, close-knit

      Synonyms: erat, intim, karib

   3. narrow

      Synonym: sempit

Derived terms

• berapat-rapat
• dirapatkan
• kerapatan
• memperapat
• merapat
• merapati
• merapatkan
• perapat
• rapatan

• rapat jenis
• rapat massa
• rapat muatan

Noun

rapat (plural rapat-rapat)

1. meeting, session, gathering, assembly

   Synonyms: majelis, santiaji, sesi, sidang, taklimat, pertemuan

2. ellipsis of kayu rapat (“Parameria laevigata”)

Derived terms

• rapat akbar
• rapat anggota
• rapat desa
• rapat kerja
• rapat kilat
• rapat lengkap
• rapat paripurna
• rapat paripurna luar biasa
• rapat pleno
• rapat raksasa
• rapat samudra
• rapat tahunan
• rapat terbuka
• rapat umum
• rapat umum tahunan

Further reading

• “rapat”, 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *rapət (“close together, tight”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈrapat/ [ˈra.pat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -pat, -at
• Hyphenation: ra‧pat

Adjective

rapat (Jawi spelling راڤت, comparative lebih rapat, superlative paling rapat)

1. close; tight; dense (of physical proximity).

   Susunan kerusi di dalam dewan itu terlalu rapat.

   The arrangement of chairs in the hall is too close together.

2. close; intimate (of a relationship).

   Dia kawan rapat saya sejak di bangku sekolah.

   She has been my close friend since our school days.

Adverb

rapat (Jawi spelling راڤت)

1. tightly; closely.

   Pintu itu ditutup rapat untuk mengelakkan habuk masuk.

   The door was closed tightly to prevent dust from entering.

Noun

rapat (Jawi spelling راڤت, plural rapat-rapat or rapat²)

1. a meeting; an assembly; a conference.

   Synonym: mesyuarat

   Rapat tergempar akan diadakan pada pukul 3 petang ini.

   An emergency meeting will be held at 3 p.m. this afternoon.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berapat (“to be close together”)
• dirapatkan (“to be brought closer; to be tightened”)
• kerapatan (“closeness; density; intimacy”)
• merapat (“to get close; to approach”)
• merapati (“to approach someone or something”)
• merapatkan (“to bring closer; to tighten”)

Reduplications

• rapat-rapat (“very closely; tightly”)

Compounds

• kawan rapat (“close friend”)
• rapat raksasa (“mass rally”)
• rapat umum (“mass meeting; rally”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: rapat (inherited)

Further reading

• "rapat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "rapat" at PRPM first version)

Swedish

Verb

rapat

1. supine of rapa

Anagrams

• parat, prata