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Where does “riwayat” come from?

riwayat (Malay) comes from Classical Malay riwayat, from Arabic رِوَايَة — novel, story.

riwayat (Malay): hereditary story, tale; history; narration

Definitions

  1. hereditary story, tale; history; narration

Ancestry of “riwayat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayriwayat—
2Arabicرِوَايَةnovel, story

Words derived from “riwayat”

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