A grammar and dictionary of the Malay language : with a preliminary ...

NOUN. lo
D^ri may be rendered in English^ from, by, and of. Dari
banuwa Kling, lain iya pargi kapulau Jawa; from the country
of Telingana he went to the island of Java. Satalah iya d-atang,
maka iya masuk dari pintu maling; when he came he entered
by the wicket (literally, thieves' gate). Parbuwatan indah-inda
rare workmanship of gold and silver.
dari mas dan perak ;
Dalam may be rendered, in, and also, relating to, about, con-
cerning. Dalam banuwa China tarlalu banak orangiia ; in the
country of China there are many inhabitants. Maka disuruh
ulih raja tabas jalan itu; maka dalam sapuluh ari sudahlah ;
it was commanded by the king to cut a road (through a forest),
and in ten days it was completed. Sasat dalam orang yang
banak, bewildered in the crowd. Sapuluh dalam saratus;
ten in a hundred. Barkaliii dalam arta ; to quarrel about
property.
Luwar means, out, not in, but is more frequently used in
composition with other prepositions than by itself.
Dangan is explained by the English pi-eposition, with, or the
Latin cum, and sometimes by our preposition, by. Maka iya
barjalan dangan baringin, manchari saganap balik tirai dan
saganap gata; he walked on with anxious desire, seeking
behind every curtain, and searching every couch. ]\Iaka estrina,
itupun, pargilah dangan £imba, sahayana, parampuan dan lakilaki
; his wife went away with her servants and slaves, women
and men. Maka mangkubumi manjarau diya dangan sagala
orang yaug ada sartaiia ; the minister feasted him and all the
people that were with him. Kalu pararapiian itu manjadikan
anak dangan lakiiia ; in case that woman should give birth to a
child by her husband.
Atas is rendered by the English prepositions, above, on,
upon, about, concerning, in, and for, but its compounds are in
more general use. Mangkubumi ada atas mantri yang banak ;
the first minister is above all the councillors. Atas angin ;
above the wind, meaning windward. Atas gunung; on the
mountain. Kamatianila atas mu ; his death is upon you, mean-
ing, you are answerable to see that he be put to death. Bar-
katalah banar, sapaya rahmat allah ada atas mu; speak trul}^
that the mercy of God may be upon you. Atas jalan ini ; in