tahbis

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tahbis (“blessed; consecrated”), from Arabic تَحْبِيس (taḥbīs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtahbis/ [ˈt̪ah.bɪs]
• Rhymes: -ahbis
• Syllabification: tah‧bis

Verb

tahbis (bare tahbis, active menahbiskan, passive ditahbiskan)

1. to consecrate
2. to ordain

Derived terms

• ditahbiskan
• menahbiskan
• penahbis
• penahbisan
• tahbisan

Further reading

• “tahbis” 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.