keramat

Betawi

Alternative forms

• kramat

Etymology

From Classical Malay keramat, from Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma). The "shrine" sense is a semantic loan from Javanese kramat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k(ə)ramat/

Noun

keramat

1. shrine

   Synonym: kebuyutan

   • 1991, C. D. Grijns, “Interview with engkong Minan”, in Jakarta Malay: A multidimensional approach to spatial variation, volume II (in English), Leiden: KlTLV Press, →ISBN, pages 32–33:

     Lantas adè nyang nyurup dipanggil Ma' Nyali. Ma' Nyali tu, tukang kramat tu, Ma' Nyali tau ini macan, kalo mau ditangkep kudu nepus dulu ke kramat Batok.

     Then we asked the help of a medium named Ma' Nyali. She was guardian of a shrine. She knew that if you wanted to catch a tiger, you had to do some divining at the shrine of Batok.

Adjective

keramat (not comparable)

1. holy; sacred

   Synonyms: kudus, suci

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay keramat, from Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈramat/ [kəˈra.mat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -amat
• Syllabification: ke‧ra‧mat

Adjective

kêramat (comparative lebih keramat, superlative paling keramat)

1. holy; sacred

   Synonyms: kudus, sakral, suci

Derived terms

• kekeramatan
• mengeramatkan

Further reading

• “keramat”, 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 كَرَامَة (karāma).

Noun

keramat (Jawi spelling کرامت, plural keramat-keramat or keramat²)

1. glory (a gift from God)
2. purity and blessing of one's glory which leads to their prayers being answered by God
3. a saint

Adjective

keramat (Jawi spelling کرامت, comparative lebih keramat, superlative paling keramat)

1. holy, sacred

Synonyms

• suci

Descendants

• Indonesian: keramat

Derived terms

• kekeramatan (holiness; sanctity)
• mengkeramatkan (to make something holy; to consecrate)

Further reading

• "keramat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Turkmen

Etymology

From Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ke‧ra‧mat

Noun

keramat (definite accusative keramaty, plural keramatlar)

1. miracle, wonder

Declension

Declension of keramat

	singular	plural
nominative	keramat	keramatlar
accusative	keramaty	keramatlary
genitive	keramatyň	keramatlaryň
dative	keramata	keramatlara
locative	keramatda	keramatlarda
ablative	keramatdan	keramatlardan

Derived terms

• keramatly

Further reading

• “keramat” in Enedilim.com
• “keramat” in Webonary.org