sifat
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay sifat, from Classical Malay sifat, from Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa). Displaced native watak in general senses other than fairy tale characters.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsifat/ [ˈsi.fat̪̚]
Rhymes: -ifat
Syllabification: si‧fat
(nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈsipat/ [ˈsi.pat̪̚]
=== Noun ===
sifat (plural sifat-sifat)
attribute; property; quality
nature; temperament
(biology) trait: an identifying characteristic, habit or trend
Synonym: ciri
==== Synonyms ====
ciri-ciri
tanda
(nature): tabiat
=== Further reading ===
“sifat”, 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 ===
From Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈsifat/ [ˈsi.fat̪̚]
Hyphenation: si‧fat
Rhymes: -at
=== Noun ===
sifat (Jawi spelling صفة, plural sifat-sifat or sifat2)
attribute; quality; property
nature; temperament
Synonym: tabiat
(biology) trait: an identifying characteristic, habit or trend
Synonym: ciri
(grammar, archaic) adjective
Synonyms: kata sifat, adjektif
==== Derived terms ====
kata sifat
==== Descendants ====
Indonesian: sifat
→ Maranao: sipat
→ Sundanese: sipat
→ Tausug: sipat
→ West Makian: sifat
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
"sifat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Uzbek ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Chagatai [Term?], from Classical Persian صِفَت (sifat), from Arabic صِفَةٌ (ṣifatun).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [sɨ̞̊.fat]
Hyphenation: si‧fat
=== Noun ===
sifat (plural sifatlar)
adjective
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
sifatli
sifatsiz
== West Makian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay sifat, from Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈs̪i.ɸat̪/
=== Noun ===
sifat
appearance
=== References ===
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics