Taurat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic تَوْرَىٰة (tawrā), التَّوْرَاة (at-tawrāh, “the Torah, Pentateuch”), from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (“Torah”, literally “instruction, teaching”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /taˈurat/ [t̪aˈu.rat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -urat
• Syllabification: Tau‧rat

Proper noun

Taurat

1. the Torah, the Pentateuch
   1. the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses

Alternative forms

• Tauret
• Taurit
• Torah

Synonyms

• Pentateukh

Further reading

• “Taurat” 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.