English

Alternative forms

• soubah

Noun

subah ‎(plural subahs)

1. A province of the Mughal Empire.

Gayo

Conjunction

subah

1. emphatically: because, just because

   Subah wé kaja, djĕnkat pĕdih bĕprih ^[1]

   Just because he feels so rich, he is presumptious in his speaking

Adjective

subah

1. insolent, disrespecting

   Òja anak ngö subah kĕn ama-inöé pudah a.

   That child has behaved without respect towards his parents. (— implying: that's why he is ill.)

References

1. ↑ Gajosch-Nederlandsch Woordenboek, door G.A.J. Hazeu, Landsdrukkerij Batavia 1907