zuriah

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• zariah, zariat, zuriat (proscribed)
• duriat, juriat (proscribed, possibly nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay zuriat, from Arabic ذُرِّيَّة (ḏurriyya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /zuˈriah/ [zuˈri.ah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: zu‧ri‧ah

Noun

zuriah (plural zuriah-zuriah)

1. (Islam, uncommon) lineage (descent)

   Synonym: garis keturunan

Further reading

• “zuriah”, 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