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Where does “adat” come from?

adat (Malay) comes from Arabic عادة, from Persian عادت, from Arabic عَادَة, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

adat (Malay): custom; tradition; custom, habit

Definitions

  1. custom; tradition; custom, habit

Ancestry of “adat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعادةcustom, habit, manner, wont; law; customary gift...
2Persianعادتcustom; manner; mode
3Arabicعَادَةcustom, habit; habit, wont, custom, usage,...
4Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Words derived from “adat”

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