unsur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay unsur, from Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊnsʊr]
• Rhymes: -sʊr, -ʊr, -r
• Hyphenation: un‧sur

Noun

unsur (first-person possessive unsurku, second-person possessive unsurmu, third-person possessive unsurnya)

1. element:
   1. one of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
      1. (chemistry) any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.

         Synonyms: bahan asal, elemen, zat asal

      2. (law) a required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
   2. a small part of the whole.

Derived terms

• berunsur
• keunsuran

 

• unsur biogen
• unsur gramatikal
• unsur hayat
• unsur iklim
• unsur ikonis
• unsur kebudayaan
• unsur kelumit
• unsur leksikal
• unsur meteorologi
• unsur peyoratif
• unsur pinjaman
• unsur transisi
• unsur utama

 

Further reading

• “unsur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).

Noun

unsur (Jawi spelling عنصور, plural unsur-unsur, informal 1st possessive unsurku, 2nd possessive unsurmu, 3rd possessive unsurnya)

1. element
2. constituent
   1. (grammar) a functional element of a phrase or clause.

Derived terms

• berunsur

Descendants

• > Indonesian: unsur (inherited)

Further reading

• “unsur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old English

Etymology

From un- +‎ sūr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunˌsuːr/

Adjective

unsūr

1. not sour

Declension

Declension of unsūr — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unsūr	unsūr	unsūr
Accusative	unsūrne	unsūre	unsūr
Genitive	unsūres	unsūrre	unsūres
Dative	unsūrum	unsūrre	unsūrum
Instrumental	unsūre	unsūrre	unsūre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unsūre	unsūra, unsūre	unsūr
Accusative	unsūre	unsūra, unsūre	unsūr
Genitive	unsūrra	unsūrra	unsūrra
Dative	unsūrum	unsūrum	unsūrum
Instrumental	unsūrum	unsūrum	unsūrum

Declension of unsūr — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unsūra	unsūre	unsūre
Accusative	unsūran	unsūran	unsūre
Genitive	unsūran	unsūran	unsūran
Dative	unsūran	unsūran	unsūran
Instrumental	unsūran	unsūran	unsūran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unsūran	unsūran	unsūran
Accusative	unsūran	unsūran	unsūran
Genitive	unsūrra, unsūrena	unsūrra, unsūrena	unsūrra, unsūrena
Dative	unsūrum	unsūrum	unsūrum
Instrumental	unsūrum	unsūrum	unsūrum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “unsūr”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عنصر (unsur), from Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).

Noun

unsur (definite accusative unsuru, plural unsurlar or anasır)

1. element (one of the simplest or essential parts or principles)
2. element (part of a whole)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “unsur”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عنصر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1324
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic	унсур‍
Latin	unsur‍
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).

Noun

unsur (plural unsurlar)

1. element