mustahil
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay mustahil, Arabic مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl).
Adjective
mustahil (comparative lebih mustahil, superlative paling mustahil)
- impossible (not possible)
Further reading
- “mustahil”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic مُسْتَحِيل (mustaḥīl).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /mustahel/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /mustahɪl/
- Rhymes: -ahel, -hel, -el
Adjective
mustahil (Jawi spelling مستحيل)
- impossible (not possible)
Further reading
- “mustahil”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017