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Arabic-Persian Loanwords in Indonesian Language

Review by : Yuli SE., MM

Arabic-Persian loanwords in the Indonesian language are already existed from many years ago. Since Indonesia contains so many Muslims believe that makes sense that the language is also influenced by some Arabian and Persian such as happen in Chinese loanwords in the Indonesian language.

Language in the Indonesian people comes from so many histories that influenced the country sentenced the Indonesian language as the national language. In society, there are so many languages in Indonesia that come from Indonesian cultures and tribes as the famous tribe in Indonesia.

That makes sense if Arabic-Persian loanwords in the Indonesian language become part of it. The affiliate culture of some Arabic and Persian that bring so much Islamic culture makes Indonesian learn their language as well. It even appears in some common girl names in Indonesia and common boy names in Indonesia.

The Arabic-Persian loanword in the Indonesian language spreads easily even from mouth to mouth. Moreover, most Indonesian look excitedly loves everything that comes from Arabian and Persian culture.

Speaking of it, here we have some of the Arabic-Persian loanwords in the Indonesian language that you can find in daily life. Let’s see some of them on the list below!

No.	Indonesia Loanword	Arabic-Persian origin	Meaning
1	Abad	Abad	A hundred years
2	Abjad	Abjad	Letter of alphabet
3	Absah	Absah	Something lawful
4	Abi/Abu	Abu	Father
5	Acar	Acar	Kind of pickled vegetables made from cucumber and carrots
6	Anggur	Ankur	Grape
7	Ahad	Ahad	Sunday
8	Akhir	Akhir	The end of something
9	Alamat	Alama	Address
10	Alkitab	Al-kitab	Bibble
11	Asyik	Ashiq	Enjoy or busy with something the love
12	Awal	Awwal	To start something
13	Awam	Awamm	Common people in society
14	Azan	Adhan	Call of prayer
15	Baba	Baba	Father
16	Bandara	Bandar	Airport
17	Badan	Badan	Body
18	Badui	Badawi	Baduy tribes in Banten
19	Bala	Bala	Disaster
20	Batin	Batin	Inner or deeper thoughts
21	Bidak	Baidaq	The chess pion
22	Bin	Ibn	Son
23	Binti	Bint	Daughter
24	Cadar	Cadar	Veil
25	Cambuk	Cambuk	Whip
26	Dahsyat	Dahsha	Extremely amazing
27	Dakwah	Da’wa	Religious speech
28	Domba	Domba	Sheep
29	Dunia	Dunya	Universe
30	Eja	Hija	Spelling the alphabet
31	Ente	Anta	You
32	Fitri	Fitr	Clean and pure
33	Fulus	Fuls	Money
34	Gengsi	Jinsi	Prestige
35	Gamis	Qamis	Islamic clothes
36	Habib	Khabib	Friends
37	Hadiah	Khadiyah	Gift
38	Halal	Khalal	Lawful
39	Haram	Kharam	Unlawful
40	Istana	Istana	Palace
41	Kamar	Kamr	Room
42	Kurma	Qurma	Dates
43	Kisah	Kisa	Story
44	Kadar	Qodar	The size that related to measuring something
45	Khawatir	Khawaatir	Worried
46	Lazim	La zim	Common things
47	Lihat	Lihat	Look
48	Mahir	Mahir	Smart that relates to clever people
49	Malas	Mallets	Tired and sometimes it shows a laziness
50	Masalah	Mas alatuna	Problem
51	Masyarakat	Musyarak	Society
52	Mungkin	Mumkinun	May be
53	Nabi	Nabi	The prophet
54	Nasrani	Nazaret	Christian
55	Nisbi	Nisb	Relatives
56	Oknum	Oknum	Somebody
57	Saat	Sangah	Time
58	Sabtu	Sabat	Saturday
59	Selasa	Salasah	Tuesday
60	Setan	Sayton	Devil
61	Sabun	Soobun	Soap
62	Talak	Talaq	Words before divorce
63	Ulama	Ngulama	Teacher
64	Umat	Ummah	Believers
65	Umi	Umm	Mother
66	Umum	Ngumum	Common things
67	Wafat	Wafah	Passed away
68	Wahid	Wahid	One
69	Waris	Warith	Relate to the will
70	Wilayah	Wilaya	Religions

So, there are some of the Arabic-Persian loanwords in the Indonesian language that are so popular in Indonesia. Most of them can be found easily in daily life as part of the conversation.

You can find them not only in some easy conversation with friends but also in government conversation. Are you also said one of those words casually? Which becomes your favorite?