niat

niat (feminine niada, masculine plural niats, feminine plural niades)

1. past participle of niar

From Malay niat, from Classical Malay niat, niyat, niyyat, from Arabic نِيَّة (niyya). The sense in law was coined by Indonesian jurist and professor Moeljatno to translate Dutch voornemen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈniat̚/
• Rhymes: -at, -t
• Hyphenation: ni‧at

niat (plural niat-niat, first-person possessive niatku, second-person possessive niatmu, third-person possessive niatnya)

1. intention, desire

   Bukan niatku untuk mengganggu.

   It's not my intention to disturb.

2. (law) intention

   Synonym: maksud

• “niat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

niat

1. desire

From Arabic نِيَّة (niyya).

• Rhymes: -at

niat (plural niat-niat, informal 1st possessive niatku, 2nd possessive niatmu, 3rd possessive niatnya)

1. intention, desire

   Bukan niat saya untuk mengganggu.

   I do not mean to disturb.

• Indonesian: niat

niat

1. yolk (egg)

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

niat

1. supine of nia