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Where does “mahkamah” come from?

mahkamah (Classical Malay) comes from Malay mahkamah, from Arabic مَحْكَمَة — court.

mahkamah (Classical Malay): court

Definitions

  1. court

Ancestry of “mahkamah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymahkamahcourt; tribunal
2Arabicمَحْكَمَةcourt

Words derived from “mahkamah”

  • mahkamah
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  • mahkamah
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