oleh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew עוֹלֶה (olé).

Noun

oleh (plural olehs or olim)

1. A Jew who has recently made aliyah to Israel; an immigrant to Israel.
2. Someone who makes an aliyah for a Torah-reading.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 106:

     The benediction recited by the oleh before reading the portion of the Torah.

Related terms

• olah

Anagrams

• Hoel, OHLE, helo, hole, ohel

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay oleh, from Proto-Malayic *ulih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔ.lɛh]
• Hyphenation: olèh

Preposition

oleh

1. by

   Buku ini ditulis oleh guru kami.

   This book was written by our teacher.

2. (archaic) to (used in sentences that express family relationships)

   Synonym: kepada

3. (archaic) for

   Synonyms: bagi, untuk

4. (archaic) with

   Synonym: dengan

Conjunction

oleh

1. (uncommon) because

   Synonyms: gara-gara, lantaran, soalnya, sebab, karena

2. (uncommon) consequence, as a result

   Synonyms: akibat, konsekuensi

Derived terms

• beroleh
• memeroleh
• memperoleh
• pemerolehan
• perolehan

 

• oleh karena itu
• oleh sebab itu

 

Further reading

• “oleh” 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

From Proto-Malayic *ulih.

Alternative forms

• اوله (obsolete Jawi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.leh/
• Rhymes: -eh

Adverb

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه)

1. because

Preposition

oleh

1. by (indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice)
2. because of
3. with

Synonyms

• (because of): sebab
• (with): dengan, serta

Conjunction

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه)

1. because; because of

   Synonyms: sebab, akibat, hasil

Noun

oleh (Jawi spelling اوليه, plural oleh-oleh, informal 1st possessive olehku, 2nd possessive olehmu, 3rd possessive olehnya)

1. means

   Synonym: dapatan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• oleh itu
• oleh sebab itu
• beroleh
• boleh
• peroleh
• oleh-oleh

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اوله olih”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 34
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اوله uleh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 61
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “oleh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 184

Further reading

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