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cI:\ /mat. [Pers. mat.] Mate, checkmate; also
(better) mat, q. v.
\ ummat. Arab. Multitude, people.
Banyak-lah ummat berharu-biru: great was
the uproar made by the crowd; Sh. Lamp., 5.
Saparti nabi kasehkan umrnat: as the Prophet
loved the multitude; as Muhammad loved
mankind; a proverbial expression betokening
passionate affection.
\\ rimtith&l. Arab. Obedience, servility.
* \\ imtihan. Arab. To examine, to test.
amthal. Arab. Instances, examples, illustrations; the plural of >, q. v.
amar. Arab. Order, command, edict; decree, especially a decree of God. A mar dan
nah: God's commands and his prohibitions;
Ht. Isk. Dz. Wajib mengikutkan amar, wajib
meninggalkan nahi: it is right to obey the law;
it is right to discard the illegal; Sh. I.M.P., 2.
Dato' seri amar diraja: a Johor title given
to the Sultan's secretary; cf. jadi amar akan
segala isi istana: it became a law for all the
inmates of the palace; Ht. Ism. Yat., Io9.
~\\ amra. Hind. A fruit; the hog-plum, spondias mangifera. Antra jangan sangka kedundon g: do not mistake a hog-plum for a
kedundong; do not take the wild hog-plum for
its cultivated variety; all is not gold that
glitters; Prov.
rf a\ amris. [Arab. L': to walk with head
erect? Urat amris: the muscles at the side
of the neck; also mterih. A lah matzl bertimbang
enggan chungkil amris akan pembayar-nya: he
will accept defeat in a matter of business (lit.,
weighing), but will not offer his neck to be
pierced (in satisfaction of the debt); he
admits a debt but will not pay it; Prov.,
J. S. A. S., III., 21.
\ amis. Fish-scented; also hamis.
\ 6mas. I. Gold, golden; a term of endearment.
E. berbuku: gold in nuggets. A nugget is
ketui emas and jongkong eT'as.
E. kahwzn: marriage-settlements.
E1. kartds: gold paper; gold leaf.

P. merah: red gold; a term of endearment;
cf. emas tempawan.
P. lmuda: pale gold; inferior gold; gold with
two or three tenths of alloy.
P. puteh: platina.

E. tempawan: hammered gold, the colour
of which is a simile for a much admired
complexion; a term of endearment meaning
c my fair one."
P. tuwa: deep yellow gold; gold of superior
quality; gold with not more than one-tenth
of alloy.
P. tuli: gold thread. Kain emas tuli: cloth
interwoven with threads of gold.
I. urai: gold dust.
Anak e.: a born slave.
Ayer, e.: gilding; gold paint; Ht. Zaly., I8.
Benang e.: gold thread.
Burong e.: a bird, pericrocotus ardens.
Dawat e.: gold paint.
Galiyan e..: a gold mine.
Keliyan e.: a gold mine; also galiyan e.
Mellada e. and mteiyau e.: to wash for gold
in alluvial deposits.
Pandai e.: a goldsmith.
Telerang e.: a gold reef.
Tukang e.: a goldsmith. Also pandai e.
Ke-emasan or kemasan: golden.
Also mas, which is the more common form
in colloquial language.
II. A weight; one-sixteenth of a bongkal or
tahil.
III. A Javanese title.
\ amang. I. Tourmaline, wolfram.
II. Mengamang: to menace; to threaten.
fL\ umpama, or 6mpama. [Skr. upama.] Likeness, similarity, resemblance; a similar case;
an example or instance. Umpama-nya: for
instance. Saperti umpama: as for example.
Sa-umpania tanah yang tiyada berbaja lagi: like
worn-out soil.
Unmpamaan: a proverb; a parable; a metaphorical example or story to. illustrate any
point; also perumpamaan. Terkenangkan
benar-lah umpamaan Melayu: recollecting the
truth of the Malay proverb..; Ht.
Abd., II5.
Umpatmakan: to compare; to institute a
comparison. Ku umpamakan dengan sa-pohun
kayu yang amat rendang di-tengah padang: I
compare him to a very umbrageous tree in
the midst of an open plain; Ht. Abd., 295,
467.:A\ ampit. Anak ampit: (Kedall) a Iish; better
known as ikan palaga.
Az,,\ amput. (Coarse.) The coupling of animals,
sexual connection; also hamput.!

i. sa-pulo mutut: 24-carat gold, pure gold.

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