sifat

From Malay sifat, from Classical Malay sifat, from Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [siˈfat]
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): [siˈpat]

sifat (first-person possessive sifatku, second-person possessive sifatmu, third-person possessive sifatnya)

1. A characteristic or quality of a thing; attribute.
   1. An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects; property.
2. nature; temperament

• ciri-ciri
• tanda
• (nature): tabiat

From Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

sifat (Jawi spelling صيفت‎, plural sifat-sifat, informal 1st possessive sifatku, 2nd possessive sifatmu, 3rd possessive sifatnya)

1. attribute; quality

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

Borrowed from Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

• IPA^(key): [sɯˈfat]

sifat (plural sifatlar)

1. adjective

From Malay sifat, from Arabic صِفَة‎ (ṣifa).

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪i.ɸat̪/

sifat

1. appearance

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics