Bahasa Melayu

jabat

Bahasa Melayu

English

grab, hold, shake hands

Jabat means to seize or hold, and it is also used in the phrase for shaking hands.

جابت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia menjabat tangan guru itu dengan sopan.

    He shook hands politely with the teacher.

  2. Pekerja itu menjabat fail dengan kuat.

    The worker held the file firmly.

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berjabat tangan

Jabat is used in the expression berjabat tangan.

Word family

Common derived forms

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

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Sebutan

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.