bertaqwa

English translation: pious

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Malay term or phrase:bertaqwa
English translation:pious
Entered by: Kardi Kho

07:06 Aug 9, 2004
Malay to English translations [Non-PRO]
Journalism / bertaqwa
Malay term or phrase: bertaqwa
bertaqwa
suziela
pious
Explanation:
Totally agree with nazz's explanation but I would say that the adjective 'pious' is closer in meaning to 'bertaqwa'. As for the noun 'taqwa' it is usually translated as 'piety'.
HTH
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Kardi Kho
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Local time: 17:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3pious
Kardi Kho
4God fearing
Ramona Ali
3devoted
nazz
3taqwa
ajali


  

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devoted


Explanation:

This word (among Muslim) normally refer to someone who totally belief,obey and follow to the rules and regulation laid out in Islamic teaching.Usually this someone will refrain him/herself from committing any sinful act.

nazz
Malaysia
Local time: 18:33
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Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
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pious


Explanation:
Totally agree with nazz's explanation but I would say that the adjective 'pious' is closer in meaning to 'bertaqwa'. As for the noun 'taqwa' it is usually translated as 'piety'.
HTH

Kardi Kho
Indonesia
Local time: 17:33
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  yam2u: so does my arabic-english dictionary and this word is absorbed into malay vocab from arabic.
4 hrs

agree  Noorsalhanim Che Jamel: i think kardi's translation is better
17 hrs

agree  melayujati
3 days 14 hrs
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God fearing


Explanation:
a God-fearing Muslim
fears God
has fear in God

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Note added at 2 hrs 43 mins (2004-08-09 09:50:40 GMT)
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TAQWA: Fear of Allah ... http://www.bogvaerker.dk/Bookwright/Taqwa.html

TAQWA: Fearing Allah ... http://www.ahya.org/amm/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewart...

TAQWA: members.ozemail.com.au/~azma/TaqwaE.html

Ramona Ali
Local time: 18:33
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
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taqwa


Explanation:
I will keep it as it is. No one word can describe the word 'taqwa'.

ajali
United States
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
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