Bung, ini separuh tebak2an yah :-) Kalau punya kamus Arab-Inggris, coba periksa kata yang komponennya berturut2: Mim Ra' dan Dhal. Siapa tahu ada "jejak" Mardi di situ. 



AH



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From:         Waruno Mahdi <[log in to unmask]>

Date:         Sun, 2 May 2010 16:26:50 

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Subject: etymology of the name (Su-)Mardi



Dear all,



I urgently need to find out the etymology of _Mardi_

that appeared in the name of various organizations in

the 20th century, and also in personal names, in the

latter case often with additional prothetic _Su-_.



The first mentioned organizational names were typically

Javanese, and I assume that the personal name too,

particularly when augmented to _Sumardi_, is Javanese.

However, the name appears all over the Archipelago,

also in Malaysia (particularly in Sarawak).



I haven't found _mardi_ in either New or Old Javanese

dictionaries. Could it be cognate with _Mardiyah_

that is apparently of Arabic origin?



Thanks beforehand for any help.



All the best,

Waruno





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