alamat

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Etymology

Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈmat/ [ʔa.l̪aˈmat]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧mat

Noun

alamát (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔)

1. legend; myth

   Synonym: leyenda

Estonian

Noun

alamat

1. partitive singular of alam

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay alamat, from Classical Malay علامت (alamat, “sign”), from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈla.mat/, [aˈla.mat̪̚]

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• Hyphenation: a‧la‧mat
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

alamat (first-person possessive alamatku, second-person possessive alamatmu, third-person possessive alamatnya)

1. sign

   Synonyms: pertanda, tanda

2. address

   Synonym: adres

3. target

   Synonyms: sasaran, tujuan

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

Noun

alamat (Jawi spelling علامت, plural alamat-alamat, informal 1st possessive alamatku, 2nd possessive alamatmu, 3rd possessive alamatnya)

1. address

Further reading

• “alamat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”). Compare Tausug alamat (“omen”) and Malay alamat (“sign; address”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈmat/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈmat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: a‧la‧mat

Noun

alamát (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔)

1. legend; folklore

Derived terms

• alamatang-bayan
• maalamat

 

References

• “alamat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 166

Anagrams

• maalat, malata

Turkmen

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

Noun

alamat (definite accusative alamaty, plural alamatlar)

1. mark, sign, signifier

Declension

Declension of alamat

	singular	plural
nominative	alamat	alamatlar
accusative	alamaty	alamatlary
genitive	alamatyň	alamatlaryň
dative	alamata	alamatlara
locative	alamatda	alamatlarda
ablative	alamatdan	alamatlardan