No. 549 in Malay
amanah
"Trust" or "responsibility."
In a sentence
Ahmad seorang yang amanah dan selalu menepati janji.
Ahmad is a trustworthy person and always keeps his promises.
In this sentence, 'amanah' is used as an adjective to describe Ahmad's character trait of trustworthiness.
Menyimpan rahasia kawan adalah suatu amanah yang harus dijaga.
Keeping a friend's secret is a trust that must be upheld.
Here, 'amanah' functions as a noun to describe the responsibility or trust that has been entrusted to someone.
Pekerjaan ini diberi sebagai satu amanah kepada saya.
This task was given as a trust to me.
In this example, 'amanah' is used as a noun indicating a responsibility or duty entrusted to someone.
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