bidaah

See also: bidááh

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic بدعة

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈdaah/ [biˈda.(ʔ)ah]

Noun

bidaah (plural bidaah-bidaah or bidaah²)

1. (Islam) innovation in Islamic practice of worship that is against proper Islam; heresy
2. (derogatory) liar, deceiver

See also

• ajaran sesat
• biadab

Further reading

"bidaah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
(also see "bidaah" at PRPM first version)