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From Malay sahabat, from Classical Malay sahabat, from Arabic صَحَابَة (ṣaḥāba). Doublet of sobat.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /saˈhabat/ [saˈha.bat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -abat
• Syllabification: sa‧ha‧bat

sahabat (plural sahabat-sahabat or para sahabat)

1. friend

   Synonyms: teman, kawan

2. (specifically) close friend, best friend
3. Sahabi, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

sahabat and its derivations are often used with the meaning of "close friend", while teman and kawan are generic terms for "friend".

• “sahabat” 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.

From Arabic صَحَابَة (ṣaḥāba).

• IPA^(key): /sahabat/
• Rhymes: -abat, -bat, -at

sahabat (Jawi spelling صحابت, plural sahabat-sahabat, informal 1st possessive sahabatku, 2nd possessive sahabatmu, 3rd possessive sahabatnya)

1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)
2. (historical, Islam) sahabah, companion of prophet Muhammad

• kawan
• teman
• rakan

• “sahabat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.