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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
This template is a [[Wikipedia:Hatnote|hatnote]] that can be put at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers that the second element of a Malay name is not the [[family name]] but a [[patronymic]], that is, the [[given name]] of his or her father. The parameters that the template takes are listed below:
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This template is a [[Wikipedia:Hatnote|hatnote]] that can be put at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers that the second element of a Malay name is not the [[surname|family name]] but a [[patronymic]], that is, the [[given name]] of the subject's father. The parameters that the template takes are listed below:
  
 
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!width=20%|Parameter
 
!width=20%|Parameter
 
!width=80%|Description
 
!width=80%|Description
|- valign=top
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|align=center|[''given name'']
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| style="text-align:center;" |[''given name'']
 
|Replace this term with the person's given or personal name(s).
 
|Replace this term with the person's given or personal name(s).
|- valign=top
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|align=center|[''patronymic'']
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| style="text-align:center;" |[''patronymic'']
 
|Replace this term with the person's patronymic, or father's name.
 
|Replace this term with the person's patronymic, or father's name.
|- valign=top
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|align=center|note
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| style="text-align:center;" |note
|'''Optional''': if "note=on", the following explanatory note is displayed: "The Arabic word ''bin'' (''b.'') or ''binti''/''binte'' (''bt.''/''bte.''), if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of' respectively." These abbreviations are often used by [[Malay people|Malays]] in [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]]. If "note=off" or the "note" parameter is omitted, the explanatory note is not displayed.
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|'''Optional''': if "note=on", the following explanatory note is displayed: "The Arabic word ''bin'' (''b.'') or ''binti''/''binte'' (''bt.''/''bte.''), if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of' respectively." These abbreviations are often used by [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malays]] in [[Brunei]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]]. If "note=off" or the "note" parameter is omitted, the explanatory note is not displayed.
 
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!width=40%|Wikitext
 
!width=40%|Wikitext
 
!width=60%|Result
 
!width=60%|Result
|- valign=top
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|align=center|<tt><nowiki>{{Malay name|Zubir|Said}}</nowiki></tt>
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| style="text-align:center;" |<code><nowiki>{{Malay name|Zubir|Said}}</nowiki></code>
 
|{{Malay name|Zubir|Said}}
 
|{{Malay name|Zubir|Said}}
|- valign=top
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|align=center|<tt><nowiki>{{Malay name|Mohammad Said|Yusof|note=on}}</nowiki></tt>
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| style="text-align:center;" |<code><nowiki>{{Malay name|Mohammad Said|Yusof|note=on}}</nowiki></code>
 
|{{Malay name|Mohammad Said|Yusof|note=on}}
 
|{{Malay name|Mohammad Said|Yusof|note=on}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
<includeonly>
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<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||
 
<!-- CATEGORIES HERE, THANKS -->
 
<!-- CATEGORIES HERE, THANKS -->
 
[[Category:Hatnote templates for names]]
 
[[Category:Hatnote templates for names]]
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}}</includeonly>
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<templatedata>
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{
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"params": {
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"1": {
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"label": "Given name",
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"description": "The person's Given name in Malay",
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"example": "Najib",
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"type": "line",
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"required": true
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},
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"2": {
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"label": "Patronymic",
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"description": "The person's patronymic name in Malay",
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"example": "Razak",
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"type": "line",
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"required": true
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},
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"note": {
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"label": "Note",
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"example": "'off' or 'on'",
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"description": "If \"on\", attaches an explanatory note on Malay naming conventions",
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"type": "string"
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}
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},
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"format": "{{_| _ = _}}\n",
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"description": "Explains that the person the article is about has a Malay name, and optionally its associated naming customs"
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}
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</templatedata>

Latest revision as of 14:15, 31 May 2020

Syntax

{{Malay name|[given name]|[patronymic]|note=on (optional)}}

Usage

This template is a hatnote that can be put at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers that the second element of a Malay name is not the family name but a patronymic, that is, the given name of the subject's father. The parameters that the template takes are listed below:

Parameter Description
[given name] Replace this term with the person's given or personal name(s).
[patronymic] Replace this term with the person's patronymic, or father's name.
note Optional: if "note=on", the following explanatory note is displayed: "The Arabic word bin (b.) or binti/binte (bt./bte.), if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of' respectively." These abbreviations are often used by Malays in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. If "note=off" or the "note" parameter is omitted, the explanatory note is not displayed.

Example

Wikitext Result
{{Malay name|Zubir|Said}}
{{Malay name|Mohammad Said|Yusof|note=on}}


Explains that the person the article is about has a Malay name, and optionally its associated naming customs

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Given name1

The person's Given name in Malay

Example
Najib
Linerequired
Patronymic2

The person's patronymic name in Malay

Example
Razak
Linerequired
Notenote

If "on", attaches an explanatory note on Malay naming conventions

Example
'off' or 'on'
Stringoptional