amanah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay amanah, from Classical Malay أمانه (amanah), from Arabic أَمَانَة (ʔamāna, “trust, confidentiality”). Doublet of amanat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamanah/
• Rhymes: -nah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: ama‧nah

Noun

amanah (plural amanah-amanah, first-person possessive amanahku, second-person possessive amanahmu, third-person possessive amanahnya)

1. relative, (nearest) relatives; kinship.

   Synonym: kerabat

2. trust, deposit: that which is committed or entrusted
3. security, peace

   Synonyms: keamanan, ketentraman

4. force, strength, power

   Synonym: kekuatan

Adjective

amanah

1. trust, faithful, dependable.

   Synonym: setia

Derived terms

• diamanahkan
• keamanahan
• mengamanahkan
• pengamanah
• pengamanahan
• seamanah

 

Further reading

• “amanah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.