suruhan

Malay

Etymology

Combination of suruh +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suruhan/
• Rhymes: -uruhan, -uhan, -an

Noun

suruhan (Jawi spelling سوروهن, plural suruhan-suruhan or suruhan²)

1. one who is ordered to do something (e.g. messenger, housemaid etc.)

   Suruhan Allah ialah nabi-nabi-Nya.

   People who are ordered by Allah to do something are his prophets.

2. order

   Synonym: perintah

   Suruhan Tuhan

   Orders of God

3. act of ordering

Derived terms

• suruhanjaya (commission)

Further reading

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