uswah

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic أُسْوَة (ʔuswa).

Noun

uswah (Jawi spelling اسوة, plural uswah-uswah, informal 1st possessive uswahku, 2nd possessive uswahmu, 3rd possessive uswahnya)

1. example

Synonyms

• contoh, misal, teladan

Derived terms

• uswah hasnah (“good example”)

Further reading

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