‘a-la'mat (Ar.), sign, token, mark, emblem, symbol, address of a letter.
a'lang, transverse, across.
a-la'ngan, bar, sand bank at the mouth of a river.
pa'lang, cross bar, transverse beam. Cf. malang.
a'lang, usually a-lang-a'lang, k-pa'lang or a'lang k-pa'lang, insignificant, of slight extent or degree, of no account.
a'lang-kah, is it a small thing? an emphatic interrogation, as a'lang-kah ba'ik, would it not be good?
a'lap, m-nga'lap, to gather fruit by cutting with a knife on the end of a pole. Cf. jolok.
a'las (164), that which is placed under anything, lining, foundation.
a'las-kan, to line, put something under.
a'lat, apparatus, instruments, equipment, weapons. Cf. perkakas.
a'leh, ber-a'leh, to change one's position, move (intrans.).
a'leh-kan, to remove, shift.
a-li-a'li, a sling. Cf. lsing.
a'li-hah (Ar.), gods; plural of ilah.
‘a'lim (Ar.), learned, scholarly, well informed.
al-ke'sah (Ar.) (133), punctuation word.
Al-ku'dus (Ar.), the holy.
Roh Al-ku'dus, the Holy Ghost.
Al'lah (Ar.), God.
al-ma'ri (Port.), an almeirah, wardrobe.
Al-ma'seh (Ar.), the Messiah, Christ.
al'pa (Sk.), neglect. Also l'pa.
al' pa-kan, to neglect.
a'lu, m-nga'lu-kan and m-nga-lu-nga'-lu-kan, to go to meet or receive a person.
a'lu (Jav.), a pestle for husking rice; usually antan.
a'lun, large waves, a swell; see ombak and glombang.
a-lun-alun (Jav.), courtyard, open space before a house. Usually hlaman.
a'lur, a channel, groove, watercourse.
a'lu-ran, canal, ditch.
al'wat (Ar.), aloes-wood; usually gharu.
a'mah, a Chinese nurse.
‘a'mal (Ar.), deed, action; good works, meritorious action.
a'man (Ar.), peace, security.
a-ma'nat (Ar.), trustworthy; fidelity, trust, trustee. Sometimes pronounced umanat.
a-ma'nat-kan, to entrust.
a'marg, m-nga'mang, to threaten. Cf. ugot and gertak.
a-ma'rah, anger; see marah.
a-mas', gold; see ’mas.
a'mat, very.
m-nga-mat-a'ma-ti,' to give special attention to, watch very closely.
am'bang, the upper and lower beams of a door frame. Cf. jnang.
‘am'bar (At. ‘anbar), amber.
