tabir

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْبِير (taʕbīr, “to get across”). Cognate with Malay tabir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tabir/
• Hyphenation: ta‧bir

Noun

tabir

1. curtain

Etymology

From Malay tabir, from Arabic تَعْبِير (taʕbīr, “to get across”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪abɪr]
• Hyphenation: ta‧bir

Noun

tabir (plural)

1. curtain.

   Synonyms: gorden, layar, tirai

Further reading

• “tabir” 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.

Etymology

From Arabic تَعْبِير (taʕbīr, “to get across”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tabir/
• Hyphenation: ta‧bir

Noun

tabir (Jawi spelling تابير, plural tabir-tabir, informal 1st possessive tabirku, 2nd possessive tabirmu, 3rd possessive tabirnya)

1. Synonym of langsir (“curtain”)

Further reading

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

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تعبیر (ta'bir), from Arabic تَعْبِير (taʕbīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taːbiɾ/

Noun

tabir (definite accusative tabiri, plural tabirler)

1. expression, phrase