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f\\ utama. I. [Skr. uttama.] Supreme excellence; superiority. Terutama mati dengan
yang baik daripada hidop dengan nama yang
jahat: far better die with credit than live
in disgrace; Ht. Abd., 295. Yang terutama
Gibernor: H. E. the Governor. Also written
I\ q. v.
II. [Skr. atma.] Utama jiwa (a corruption of atma jiwa): life; the breath or spirit of
life. Maka tersebut-lah perkataan Bgtara Guru
menitahkan Betara Indera turun barsama sama
dengan Begawan Narada membawa ayer utama
jiwa akan menghidopkan Sang Ranjuna:the story relates how Betara Guru (Siva)
ordered the Holy Indra and the Blessed
Narada to descend (to earth) bearing the
water of life for the revivification of Arjuna;
Ht. Sg. Samb.
Utama jiwa is also used as a term of endearment.
See also \i\
\i\ atawa. [Skr. athawa.] (Kedah) either; or;
(Riau-Johor) atau.
L\\ itb&b. Arab. To weaken; to enervate..\^\ ittihd. Arab. Union; concord.
atar. [Arab. A.] Scent; fragrance; aroma.
Minyak a.: otto of roses.;\ atur. Order, arrangement; setting in order.
Di-atur-nya meriam berkeliling: cannon were
set all round it.
Hairdn sa-kali di-dalam hati,
Me-riam di-atur, perang ta-jadi:
it is a most surprising thing; the cannon are
in readiness but no fighting ever takes place!a proverb ridiculing empty boasts.
Aturan: the order in which anything is
disposed; the method of arrangement. Peraturan: id.
Aturi; aturkan; mengatur and mengaturkan:
to set in order; to dispose or arrange anything methodically.
Beratur: in order; arranged.
a\ atas. Position over or above. Di-atas meja:
on the table. Ka-atas meja: to a position on
the table.
Atas angin; v. angin.
Baris di-atas: the Malay name descriptive of
the vowel point fathah.

In many Malay idioms atas is used in the
sense of "according to," "relating to," "with
reference to;" i.e., in the sense of interrelation without the special meaning of superposition. Menyertai aku atas pekerjaan yang
sadikit ini: to assist me as regards this little
matter. Atas beberapa sebab: for many

reasons. A tas undang-undang: according to
the laws. Befirmdn atas lidah: to speak by
the tongue (of another)-of God's utterances
by the lips of his Prophets.
Atas also occurs in the sense of "against";
Ht. Zaly., 21.
atus. (Kedah.) Rinsing or filtering (a liquid)
through anything; usually tapis.

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-L\x~ atishnik. Pers. Fiery; glowing..j \ ittisif. Arab. Description; quality.
Ua3\ ittisl. Arab. To be interconnected.

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Ittisdlkan: to reach; to attain to; sampaikan.
atong. The motion of a boat on the water
when the tendency to drift is impeded (but
not altogether prevented) by an anchor with
a short cable or by any similar means. Cf.
apong and katong.
Udang a.: a lobster; I1.

ji;\ ittifak. Arab. Concord; harmony.
-,\ atap, I. A roof; roofing-especially (but
not necessarily) a roof of leaves in contradistinction to one of tiles or shingles. Atap-nya
daripada zanmrid yang hijau: it was roofed
with green emerald. Rumnah atap: a house
made of roofing, i.e., of palm leaves dried
and worked in a certain way.
A. ayan: a corrugated iron roof.
A. batu: a tiled roof.

A. bintang-bintang: a roof with many holes
in it.
A. genting: = a. batu.
A. gajah menyusu: a roofed (but not walled)
passage connecting a kitchen or outhouse
with the main building.
A. limas: v. limas.
A. rungkup: a roof with overhanging eaves.
Bengkawan a.: the lath passing through a
piece of Malay thatching; the numeral coefficient of pieces of thatching.
Chuchor a.: (i) also chuchoran a.; the runnels
on a roof between the rows of tiles; (2) the
name given to a medicinal drug.
Kasan a.: the rafters on which a Malay roof
rests.
II. Teratap: a rough lean-to or shed;
properly teratak, q. v. See Ht. Best., 71.;\ atal. A medicinal drug of a hard, stone-like
character; K. artal?
U\ utama. Skr. The ancient and literary form

of a word now pronounced utdma, v. 1Jl I.

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