akhbar

From Malay akhbar, from Classical Malay اخبار‎ (akhbar), from Arabic أَخْبَار‎ (ʾaḵbār).

• IPA^(key): [ˈaxbar]
• Hyphenation: akh‧bar

akhbar (plural akhbar-akhbar, first-person possessive akhbarku, second-person possessive akhbarmu, third-person possessive akhbarnya)

1. (archaic) news.

   Synonyms: berita, kabar

• “akhbar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Arabic أَخْبَار‎ (ʾaḵbār). Related to khabar.

Standard Malay: /ax.baɾ/, /aχ-/

Johor-Riau: [äk̚.bä(ː)]

akhbar (Jawi spelling اخبار‎, plural akhbar-akhbar, informal 1st possessive akhbarku, 2nd possessive akhbarmu, 3rd possessive akhbarnya)

1. news
2. newspaper

   Synonym: surat khabar

• Indonesian: akhbar

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