-tah

Appendix:Variations of "tah" Malay Etymology ms Pronunciation ms tah ah 1 ms -tah Particle ms particle Jawi spelling ـته ms enclitic literary archaic An interrogative and emphatic particle attached to question words to express wonder, doubt, or a rhetorical question equivalent to "on earth", "ever", or "I wonder". ms Siapatah yang tahu nasib kita? Who on earth knows our fate? ms Apatah daya kita sekarang? What ever can we do now? Usage notes In Malay grammar, -tah is a particle (kata penegas) attached directly to the end of interrogative words such as ms apa, ms siapa, ms mana, and ms bila. It is primarily found in classical, literary, or poetic Malay and is rarely used in modern everyday spoken Malay. Derived terms ms Compounds apatah<t:what on earth; what ever> apatah lagi<t:let alone; much less> bilatah<t:when on earth> manatah<t:where on earth> siapatah<t:who on earth> Descendants id -tah 1 See also ms -kah ms -lah ms -pun Further reading Navajo Etymology From nv bitah among them Suffix nv suffix compound forms -ta, -taa among, through, in the area of Derived terms nv atah nv nv suffixes tah