Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شفاء.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃi.fa]
  • Rhymes: -fa, -a
  • Hyphenation: syi‧fa

Noun

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syifa (Jawi spelling شفاء, plural syifa-syifa, informal 1st possessive syifaku, 2nd possessive syifamu, 3rd possessive syifanya)

  1. Something that cures a disease; a cure.
    Synonym: penawar

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