dalam

dalam

See also: dalām, daļām, and dałam

Eastern Cham

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *dalam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪a.lʌm/

Adjective

dalam (Akhar Thrah spelling ꨕꨤꩌ)

  1. deep

Preposition

dalam (Akhar Thrah spelling ꨕꨤꩌ)

  1. in, inside

References

  • Thurgood, Graham (1999), From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects: Two Thousand Years of Language Contact and Change[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 287
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dalem”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(d)aləm, fom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dalam/
  • Rhymes: -alam
  • Hyphenation: da‧lam

Adjective

dalam

  1. deep

Preposition

dalam

  1. inside, in, within (abstract)
    dalam jaku Inggeris
    in English
  2. indoor
  3. interior

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dalem”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • dlm (abbreviation)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dalam, from Proto-Malayic *(d)aləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm. Doublet of dalem. Semantic loan from Chinese  / .

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdalam/ [ˈda.lam]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alam
  • Syllabification: da‧lam

Adjective

dalam (superlative terdalam, equative sedalam)

  1. deep
    Antonym: dangkal
  2. (of Chinese kinship) paternal side
    kakek dalampaternal grandfather
  3. inner, internal
    mau pake hard disk luar apa dalam?
    do you want to use external or internal hard drive?

Derived terms

Noun

dalam (plural dalam-dalam)

  1. inside, indoors
  2. interior

Preposition

dalam

  1. inside, in, within

Derived terms

  • dalam jaringan
  • dalam jejaring
  • dalam pada itu
  • dalam peninggal
  • di dalam

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dalem”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • dlm (abbreviation)

Etymology

    From Proto-Malayic *(d)aləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dalam/
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -alam
    • (Kelantan) IPA(key): [dalẽ]

    Adjective

    dalam (comparative lebih dalam, superlative paling dalam, terdalam)

    1. deep

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    Preposition

    dalam (Jawi spelling دالم)

    1. inside, in, within (abstract)
      dalam bahasa Inggris
      in English
    2. indoor
    3. interior

    Usage notes

    The DBP prescribes for dalam to be used with abstract spaces, with di dalam and ke dalam being used with physical spaces. However, this distinction is only followed mainly in formal speech.

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    • di dalam (in (concrete))
    • ke dalam ((to) inside (of), into)

    Descendants

    • Indonesian: dalam

    References

    • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dalem”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

    Maltese

    Root
    d-l-m
    6 terms

    Etymology

      Inherited from Arabic ظَلِمَ (ẓalima).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈda.lam/
      • Rhymes: -alam

      Verb

      dalam (imperfect jidlam)

      1. (of the night, sky, etc.) to get dark

      Conjugation

      Conjugation of dalam (Form I)
      positive forms
      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      perfect m dlamt dlamt dalam dlamna dlamtu dalmu
      f dalmet
      imperfect m nidlam tidlam jidlam nidalmu tidalmu jidalmu
      f tidlam
      imperative idlam idalmu
      negative forms
      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      perfect m dlamtx dlamtx dalamx dlamniex dlamtux dalmux
      f dalmitx
      imperfect m nidlamx tidlamx jidlamx nidalmux tidalmux jidalmux
      f tidlamx
      imperative tidlamx tidalmux

      Tagalog

      Etymology

        Possibly borrowed from Malay dalam (indoor; palace; prince's dwelling), borrowed from Javanese ꦢꦊꦩ꧀ (dalem, house; walled-in residence compound of an aristocratic family), from Old Javanese dalem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm. Possible doublet of lalim.

        Pronunciation

        • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdalam/ [ˈd̪aː.lɐm]
        • Rhymes: -alam
        • Syllabification: da‧lam

        Noun

        dalam (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜋ᜔) (obsolete)

        1. a house (of a lord or principal person) full of people, menials, and slaves
          Dalam mandin ang bahay mo.
          Your house is a house full of people.
        2. (regional) principal or the chief person in a household
          Sinong igagalang sa dalam?
          Who is to be respected as the head?
        3. (regional) servants and slaves in a large household
          Susundi't pipintuhuin ng mga dalam ang mga panginoon nila.
          Their masters shall be followed and respected by the house servants and slaves.
          Sino ang sukat sundin ng mga dalam, kundi ang panginoon?
          Who is fit to be followed by the household of servants, if not the master?

        Derived terms

        • magdalam
        • pagdalaman

        See also

        Further reading