In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zainal Abidin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Tan SriZainal Abidin bin Ahmad (Jawi: زين العابدين بن أحمد; 16 September 1895 – 23 October 1973)[1] or better known by the moniker Za'aba (alternatively spelled Za'ba), was a Malaysian writer and linguist. He modernised the Malay language with the publication of a series of grammar books entitled Pelita Bahasa in 1936 at the Sultan Idris Training College. The book contained guidelines in modernising the structure of classical Malay, transforming it into the language that is in use today: the most significant change was the switch from the conventional passive to the modern active form of syntax.[2]
Teratak Za'aba, a museum dedicated to his life in Kampung Bukit Kerdas
Zainal Abidin was born on 16 September 1895 in Kampung Bukit Kerdas, Batu Kikir, Jempol in the state of Negeri Sembilan; the eldest of three children. His mother, Intan Awaluddin (1877–1907) was of Minangkabau descent, while his father Ahmad Ibrahim (1862–1927) was a Buginese from a well-off family in the Riau Islands — the latter being the only literate person in the village.[3] Zainal Abidin, however, learned to read and write by himself from the age of five, practising his writing on young banana leaves with a twig as a stylus. This caught the interest of his father, who decided to buy him a writing slate and some chalk. This further motivated Zainal's affinity for writing and helped to finetune his writing skills later on.[4]
Za'aba initially received his early education at a Malay school in Batu Kikir at the age of 12. His academic excellence allowed him to advance by two grades to Year 3. His father transferred him to a nearby school in Linggi in 1909, in the hopes that his son would become an ulama and learn the fields of Arabic and Islamic jurisprudence, among other things.[3] He then continued his study at St. Paul's Institution, Seremban, becoming the first Malay to take and pass the Senior Cambridge test in 1915.[5]
Za'aba loved reading and had a highly commendable talent in writing, with most of his writings published in local newspapers and magazines. He published a series of monographs in regard to the Malay language, including Pelita Bahasa (lit.'Light of Language') and Ilmu Mengarang Melayu (lit.'Malay Writing Skills'). His other writings include a compilation of translated Shakespeare works, Cerita-Cerita Shakespeare, that was published by Percetakan Gudang Chap in Singapore.
Za'aba wrote a lot of essays that were social criticisms against the ills affecting contemporary Malay society and against British colonial rule at the time. His hidden hand[further explanation needed] had a role in the formation of the United Malays National Organisation, a political party that had played an influential role in Malayan and later Malaysian politics as one of the dominant parties in the Alliance coalition (1957–1973) and the succeeding Barisan Nasional (1973–2018).
Pelita Bahasa Melayu III (1958, MacMillan and Co).
Anthropologyedit
Bin Ahmad, Zainal-'Abidin (1949). "Malay Festivals: and some aspects of Malay Religious Life". Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 22 (1 (147)): 94–106. ISSN 2304-7550. JSTOR 41560498.
Bin Ahmad, Zainal-'Abidin (1951). "Some Malay Legendary Tales". Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. XXIV (1 (154)): 77–89. ISSN 2304-7550. JSTOR 41502972.
Bin Ahmad, Zainul-Abidin (1922). "The Grave-Stone of Sultan Mansur Shah of Malacca". Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (86): 386–388. ISSN 2304-7534. JSTOR 41561719.
Bin Ahmad, Zainal Abidin (1925). "The Origin of Some Malay Place-Names". Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 3 (1 (93)): 79–82. ISSN 2304-7550. JSTOR 41560429.
^Mohamed Pitchay Gani Bin Mohamed Abdul Aziz (July 2016). "Unveiling Secrets of the Past Through the Passage of Malay Scripts". BiblioAsia. Vol. 6, no. 2. National Library Board. pp. 19–23.
^ ab"Biodata Tokoh - Pendeta Za'ba". National University of Malaysia. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
^Norhalim Hj. Ibrahim; Aiani Sudeen (2008). Za'ba,1895-1973 : perjuangannya belum selesai (in Malay) (Cet. 1. ed.). Seremban: Lembaga Muzium Negeri Sembilan (the Negeri Sembilan Muzium Board). ISBN9789832877080.
^"Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1962" (PDF).
January 01, 1970
zainal, abidin, ahmad, writer, this, malay, name, there, surname, family, name, name, ahmad, patronymic, person, should, referred, their, given, name, zainal, abidin, word, binti, binte, means, daughter, respectively, zainal, abidin, ahmad, jawi, زين, العابدين. In this Malay name there is no surname or family name The name Ahmad is a patronymic and the person should be referred to by their given name Zainal Abidin The word bin or binti binte means son of or daughter of respectively Tan Sri Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad Jawi زين العابدين بن أحمد 16 September 1895 23 October 1973 1 or better known by the moniker Za aba alternatively spelled Za ba was a Malaysian writer and linguist He modernised the Malay language with the publication of a series of grammar books entitled Pelita Bahasa in 1936 at the Sultan Idris Training College The book contained guidelines in modernising the structure of classical Malay transforming it into the language that is in use today the most significant change was the switch from the conventional passive to the modern active form of syntax 2 Yang Berbahagia Tan SriZainal Abidin AhmadPMNزين العابدين أحمد BornZainal Abidin bin Ahmad 1895 09 16 16 September 1895Batu Kikir Negeri Sembilan Federated Malay States British Malaya now Malaysia Died23 October 1973 1973 10 23 aged 78 Petaling Jaya Selangor MalaysiaResting placeJalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery Kuala LumpurOther namesZa aba or Za baOrganisation s Malay Language and Literary CongressMovementMalayan Academic Movement He also devised the Za aba Spelling system for Malay which was adopted as the official orthography of Malay in Malaya and successor state Malaysia Singapore and Brunei until when it was replaced by the New Rumi Spelling in 1972 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 2 1 Linguistics 2 2 Anthropology 2 3 Histories 3 Award and recognition 3 1 Honour of Malaya 3 2 Places named after him 4 ReferencesBiography edit nbsp Teratak Za aba a museum dedicated to his life in Kampung Bukit Kerdas Zainal Abidin was born on 16 September 1895 in Kampung Bukit Kerdas Batu Kikir Jempol in the state of Negeri Sembilan the eldest of three children His mother Intan Awaluddin 1877 1907 was of Minangkabau descent while his father Ahmad Ibrahim 1862 1927 was a Buginese from a well off family in the Riau Islands the latter being the only literate person in the village 3 Zainal Abidin however learned to read and write by himself from the age of five practising his writing on young banana leaves with a twig as a stylus This caught the interest of his father who decided to buy him a writing slate and some chalk This further motivated Zainal s affinity for writing and helped to finetune his writing skills later on 4 Za aba initially received his early education at a Malay school in Batu Kikir at the age of 12 His academic excellence allowed him to advance by two grades to Year 3 His father transferred him to a nearby school in Linggi in 1909 in the hopes that his son would become an ulama and learn the fields of Arabic and Islamic jurisprudence among other things 3 He then continued his study at St Paul s Institution Seremban becoming the first Malay to take and pass the Senior Cambridge test in 1915 5 Za aba started his career as a teacher at 1916 English College Johore Bahru 1918 Malay College Kuala Kangsar 1923 Education Department Kuala Lumpur 1924 Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris Tanjung Malim 1939 Information Department Singapore until 1942 1942 School of Oriental and African Studies University of London until 1951 1954 University of Malaya Singapore until 1959 Za aba loved reading and had a highly commendable talent in writing with most of his writings published in local newspapers and magazines He published a series of monographs in regard to the Malay language including Pelita Bahasa lit Light of Language and Ilmu Mengarang Melayu lit Malay Writing Skills His other writings include a compilation of translated Shakespeare works Cerita Cerita Shakespeare that was published by Percetakan Gudang Chap in Singapore Za aba wrote a lot of essays that were social criticisms against the ills affecting contemporary Malay society and against British colonial rule at the time His hidden hand further explanation needed had a role in the formation of the United Malays National Organisation a political party that had played an influential role in Malayan and later Malaysian politics as one of the dominant parties in the Alliance coalition 1957 1973 and the succeeding Barisan Nasional 1973 2018 Selected works editLinguistics edit Pelita Bahasa Melayu series Pelita Bahasa Melayu original Jawi edition 1948 Malaya Publishing House Pelita Bahasa Melayu I 1954 Malaya Publishing House Pelita Bahasa Melayu II 1957 MacMillan and Co Pelita Bahasa Melayu III 1958 MacMillan and Co Anthropology edit Bin Ahmad Zainal Abidin 1949 Malay Festivals and some aspects of Malay Religious Life Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 22 1 147 94 106 ISSN 2304 7550 JSTOR 41560498 Histories edit Bin Ahmad Zainal Abidin 1925 Dato Paroi Were Tiger Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 3 1 93 74 78 ISSN 2304 7550 JSTOR 41560428 Bin Ahmad Zainal Abidin 1951 Some Malay Legendary Tales Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society XXIV 1 154 77 89 ISSN 2304 7550 JSTOR 41502972 Bin Ahmad Zainul Abidin 1922 The Grave Stone of Sultan Mansur Shah of Malacca Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 86 386 388 ISSN 2304 7534 JSTOR 41561719 Bin Ahmad Zainal Abidin 1925 The Origin of Some Malay Place Names Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 3 1 93 79 82 ISSN 2304 7550 JSTOR 41560429 Award and recognition editHonour of Malaya edit nbsp Malaya nbsp Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm PMN Tan Sri 1962 6 Places named after him edit Several places were named after him including Kolej Pendeta Za ba a residential college at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Bangi Selangor Kolej Pendeta Za ba a residential college at Universiti Putra Malaysia in Serdang Selangor Kolej Za ba a residential college at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris in Tanjung Malim Perak Za ba Residential College a residential college at University of Malaya Kuala LumpurReferences edit Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad Za ba arkib gov my Mohamed Pitchay Gani Bin Mohamed Abdul Aziz July 2016 Unveiling Secrets of the Past Through the Passage of Malay Scripts BiblioAsia Vol 6 no 2 National Library Board pp 19 23 a b Biodata Tokoh Pendeta Za ba National University of Malaysia Retrieved 23 December 2016 Norhalim Hj Ibrahim Aiani Sudeen 2008 Za ba 1895 1973 perjuangannya belum selesai in Malay Cet 1 ed Seremban Lembaga Muzium Negeri Sembilan the Negeri Sembilan Muzium Board ISBN 9789832877080 Syed Naquib al Attas Za aba dalam kenangan Panji Masyarakat Sept Okt 1981 Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1962 PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zainal Abidin Ahmad writer amp oldid 1210890988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
