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Where does “ajaib” come from?

ajaib (Indonesian) comes from Classical Malay ajaib, from Arabic عَجَائِب.

ajaib (Indonesian): magical; miraculous, astonishing; weird, unusual

Definitions

  1. magical; miraculous, astonishing; weird, unusual

Ancestry of “ajaib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayajaibmagical; miraculous, astonishing; weird, unusual
2Arabicعَجَائِب—
Every word from Arabic عَجَائِب →