mahkamah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mahkamah, from Classical Malay mahkamah, from Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama, “court”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mahˈkamah]
• Rhymes: -mah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: mah‧ka‧mah

Noun

mahkamah (plural mahkamah-mahkamah, first-person possessive mahkamahku, second-person possessive mahkamahmu, third-person possessive mahkamahnya)

1. (law) court:

   Synonyms: meja hijau, pengadilan

   1. the persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
   2. the hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.

Usage notes

The term usually used for highest tier court, preferred to used if the court only have one tier.

Compounds

• mahkamah agung
• mahkamah agung internasional
• mahkamah dunia
• mahkamah internasional tetap
• mahkamah islam tinggi
• mahkamah konstitusi
• mahkamah militer
• mahkamah syariah
• mahkamah syariah provinsi

 

Further reading

• “mahkamah” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama, “court”).

Noun

mahkamah (Jawi spelling محکمه, plural mahkamah-mahkamah, informal 1st possessive mahkamahku, 2nd possessive mahkamahmu, 3rd possessive mahkamahnya)

1. (law) court; tribunal

Descendants

• Indonesian: mahkamah

Further reading

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