Etymology

Negara Brunei Darussalam

Today it means: The full name of the nation of Brunei. Full definition →

Malay Negara Brunei Darussalam ← Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromدَار اَلسَّلَام“house of peace”
  2. Malay · borrowed fromNegara Brunei Darussalam
  3. English todayNegara Brunei Darussalam

From Malay Negara Brunei Darussalam, from negara (“country”) + Brunei + Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام (dār as-salām, “house of peace”).

Words from the same roots

MalayNegara Brunei Darussalam all →

Brunei Darussalam

Arabicدَار اَلسَّلَام all →

Dar es Salaam

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.