Bahasa Melayu

hamba

Bahasa Melayu

English

slave, servant, I; me

Hamba means a slave or servant, and it is also used as a humble way to say I or me.

همبا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Di rumah itu, dia bekerja sebagai hamba kepada keluarga tersebut.

    At that house, he worked as a servant to that family.

  2. Hamba sedia membantu jika diperlukan.

    I am ready to help if needed.

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hamba

This entry also has the humble first-person use “I; me”.

Word family

Common derived forms

berhamba
to serve; to keep slaves
memperhambakan
to enslave; to make someone a slave

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.