benar

English

Adjective

benar

(obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) comparative form of bene: more bene
- 1611, Middleton, Thomas, The Roaring Girle‎:
  A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Is benar than 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

Abner, Beran, Béarn, NBAer, Naber, baren, brane

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Adverb

benar

very

Synonyms

amat, sangat, sungguh

Antonyms

kurang

Adjective

benar

true
right, correct
bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan benar
good and correct Indonesian
valid

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

(right, correct): salah (“wrong”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
membenarkan (“to validate”) [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)

Other derivations and compound words:

sebenarnya (“in fact”)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

very
Merah benar jambu air ini.
This rose apple is very red.

Synonyms

amat, sangat, sungguh

Antonyms

kurang

Adjective

benar (Jawi spelling بنر‎)

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

(right, correct): salah (“wrong”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
membenarkan (“to validate; to allow”) [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)

Other derivations and compound words:

sebenarnya
ketidakbenaran

Old Irish

Verb

benar

inflection of benaid:
1. third-person singular present indicative passive relative
2. third-person singular imperative passive

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
benar	benar pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/	mbenar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

Verb

benar

present tense of bena.

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