jimat

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒi.mat]
• Hyphenation: ji‧mat

jimat

1. careful

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒi.mat]
• Hyphenation: ji‧mat

From Javanese jimat (ꦗꦶꦩꦠ꧀), from Classical Persian عزیمت‎ ('azīmat), from Arabic عَزِيمَة‎ (ʕazīma). Doublet of azimat.

jimat (plural jimat-jimat, first-person possessive jimatku, second-person possessive jimatmu, third-person possessive jimatnya)

1. amulet, talisman.

   Synonyms: azimat, amulet

From Malay jimat, from Arabic هِمَّة‎ (himma, “determination”).

jimat

1. (archaic) frugal, prudent.

   Synonym: hemat

2. (archaic) thorough, careful.

   Synonyms: teliti, cermat

The word is part of differences between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay jimat.

• All meanings are mentioned in both Indonesian and Standard Malay (Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore) standard dictionaries, the Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia and Kamus Dewan respectively.
• However, the meanings from second etymology in Indonesian are no longer used, hence the meaning often refer to first etymology. Standard Malay (Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore) meaning often refer to second etymology, while meaning from first etymology is expressed with different loan word (azimat).

• “jimat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Serbo-Croatian imati.

• IPA^(key): /jǐmat/

jimat impf

1. to have

• Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale)., pp. 412–413