setiba

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ tiba.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [sə.ti.bə]

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• (Baku, Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA^(key): [sə.ti.ba]

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• Hyphenation: se‧ti‧ba

Preposition

setiba (Jawi spelling ستيبا)

1. As soon as one arrives.

   Synonym: sesampai

   Setiba Adam di Pulau Pinang, dia terus mencari kedai itu.

   As soon as Adam arrived at Penang, he immediately went looking for that shop.

Further reading

• “setiba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.