benar

English

Adjective

benar

1. (obsolete,UK,thieves' cant)comparativeform ofbene:morebene
   • 1611,Thomas Middleton,The Roaring Girle‎^[1]:

     A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Isbenarthan a Caster, / Pecke, pennam, lay, or popler, / Which we mill in deuse a vile.

     [paraphrase] A pot of good wine, / In a pub of London, / Is better than a cloak, / Meat, bread, milk, or porridge, / Which we steal in the countryside.

Synonyms

• better

Anagrams

• Baren,baren,Abner,reban,Arneb,NBAer,Barne,Béarn,Beran,barne,Naber,brane

Indonesian

Etymology

FromMalaybenar,fromProto-Malayic*bənər,fromProto-Malayo-Chamic,fromProto-Malayo-Sumbawan,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*bənər.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/bəˈnar/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:bê‧nar

Adverb

benar

1. very

   Synonyms:amat,sangat,sungguh

   Antonym:kurang

Adjective

benar

1. true
2. right,correct

   bahasa Indonesia yangbaikdanbenar

   good andcorrectIndonesian

3. valid

Synonyms

• (right, correct):betul
• (valid):sah

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of“right, correct”):salah(“wrong”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• benar-benar[reduplication] (redup)
• berbenar[stative / habitual] (beR-)
• membenar[agent focus] (meN-)
• membenari[agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN-+-i)
• membenarkan(“tovalidate”)[agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN-+-kan)
• terbenar[agentless action] (teR-)
• benaran[resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• pembenaran[agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN-+-an)
• memerbenar[causative passive + agent focus] (peR-+meN-)
• kebenaran(“truth”)[resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sebenarnya(“in fact”)

Further reading

• “benar”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Malay

Etymology

FromProto-Malayic*bənər,fromProto-Malayo-Chamic,fromProto-Malayo-Sumbawan,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*bənər.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/bə.na(r)/
• Rhymes:-na(r),-a(r)

Adverb

benar(Jawi spellingبنر)

1. very

   Merahbenarjambu air ini.

   This rose apple isveryred.

Synonyms

• amat,sangat,sungguh

Antonyms

• kurang

Adjective

benar(Jawi spellingبنر)

1. true
2. right,correct
3. valid

Synonyms

• (right, correct):betul,tepat
• (valid):sah

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of“right, correct”):salah(“wrong”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• benar-benar[reduplication] (redup)
• berbenar[stative / habitual] (beR-)
• membenar[agent focus] (meN-)
• membenari[agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN-+-i)
• membenarkan(“tovalidate;toallow”)[agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN-+-kan)
• memerbenar[causative passive + agent focus] (peR-+meN-)
• kebenaran(“truth”)[resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
• pembenaran[agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN-+-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sebenarnya
• ketidakbenaran

Descendants

• Indonesian:benar
• →Maranao:benar
• →Tausug:bunnal

References

• "benar" inKamus Dewan,Fourth Edition,Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,→ISBN,2005.
• “benar”inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre,Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,2017.

Maranao

Adjective

benar

1. true

Old Irish

Verb

benar

1. inflection ofbenaid:
   1. third-personsingularpresentindicativepassiverelative
   2. third-personsingularimperativepassive

Mutation

Mutation ofbenar

radical	lenition	nasalization
benar	benar pronounced with/β(ʲ)-/	mbenar

Note:Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Swedish

Verb

benar

1. presentindicativeofbena

Anagrams

• baren