Bahasa Melayu

jabat

Bahasa Melayu

English

to shake hands

It means to greet someone by holding and moving hands together briefly.

جابت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka jabat selepas majlis tamat.

    They shook hands after the event ended.

  2. Ayah jabat dengan jiran baharu itu.

    Father shook hands with the new neighbour.

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What does “to shake hands” mean in Malay?

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jabat

Commonly used in the phrase berjabat tangan.

Word family

Common derived forms

jabatan
department
menjabat
to hold a post; to hold
sejabat
office mate

Related vocabulary

Sebutan

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.