alamat

Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”).

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈmat/ [ʔa.l̪aˈmat]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧mat

alamát (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔)

1. legend; myth

   Synonym: leyenda

alamat

1. partitive singular of alam

Inherited from Malay alamat, from Classical Malay علامت (alamat, “sign”), from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

• IPA^(key): /aˈla.mat/, [aˈla.mat̪̚]

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• Hyphenation: a‧la‧mat
• Rhymes: -at

alamat (first-person possessive alamatku, second-person possessive alamatmu, third-person possessive alamatnya)

1. sign

   Synonyms: pertanda, tanda

2. address

   Synonym: adres

3. target

   Synonyms: sasaran, tujuan

From Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

alamat (Jawi spelling علامت, plural alamat-alamat, informal 1st possessive alamatku, 2nd possessive alamatmu, 3rd possessive alamatnya)

1. address

• “alamat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”). Compare Tausug alamat (“omen”) and Malay alamat (“sign; address”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈmat/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈmat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: a‧la‧mat

alamát (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔)

1. legend; folklore

• “alamat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 166

• maalat, malata

From Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma).

alamat (definite accusative alamaty, plural alamatlar)

1. mark, sign, signifier