jamin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jamin, from Classical Persian ضامن (zāmin), from Arabic ضَامِن (ḍāmin, “guarantor, warrantor, one who guarantees”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒamɪn]
• Hyphenation: ja‧min

Verb

jamin (active menjamin, reflexive passive terjamin, ordinary passive dijamin, imperative jamin, emphatic-jussive jaminlah)

1. to guarantee, to be responsible (about)
2. to provide goods (to someone)

Derived terms

• jaminan
• keterjaminan
• menjamin
• menjaminkan
• penjamin
• penjaminan
• terjamin

Further reading

• “jamin”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• "jamin" in Load-Words in Indonesian and Malay, KITLV, Jakarta, 2008

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضامن (zāmin), from Arabic ضَامِن (ḍāmin, “guarantor, warrantor, one who guarantees”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒamin/ [ˈd͡ʒa.min]
• Rhymes: -in

Verb

jamin (Jawi spelling جامين)

1. to guarantee, to be responsible (about)
2. (law) to bail

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penjamin [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penjaminan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• jaminan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menjamin [agent focus] (meN-)
• dijamin [patient focus] (di-)
• terjamin [agentless action] (teR-)
• keterjaminan [agentless action + abstract / locative] (teR- + ke-an)

Descendants

• Indonesian: jamin

Further reading

• "jamin" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Jones, R. (2008) [2007], “jamin”, in Loan-words in Indonesian and Malay, Indonesian imprints edition, Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, →ISBN