bahas

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bahas, from Arabic بَحْث (baḥṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbahas/ [ˈba.has]
• Rhymes: -ahas
• Syllabification: ba‧has

Verb

bahas (active membahas, passive dibahas)

1. (transitive) to talk about, to discuss

   Synonyms: bicarakan, perkatakan

2. (transitive) to investigate, to inspect

Derived terms

• bahasan
• berbahas-bahasan
• berbahasan
• membahas
• pembahas
• pembahasan
• perbahasan

Further reading

• “bahas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• bahath (1924-1972)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَحْث (baḥṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bahas/, /-ħaθ/
• Rhymes: -has, -as
• Hyphenation: ba‧has

Noun

bahas (Jawi spelling بحث, plural bahas-bahas, informal 1st possessive bahasku, 2nd possessive bahasmu, 3rd possessive bahasnya)

1. An investigation, an inspection.

   Synonyms: penyelidikan, pemeriksaan

2. A discussion.

   Synonyms: perbincangan, pengupasan

3. A debate.

   Synonym: debat

Affixations

• bahasan
• bahaskan
• berbahas
• berbahas-bahasan
• pembahas
• pembahasan
• perbahasan

Compounds

• ilmu bahas

Verb

bahas (Jawi spelling بحث, active membahas, 3rd person passive dibahas)

1. (transitive) To debate something.

   Synonym: debat

   Isu ini dibahas di parlimen minggu lepas.

   This issue was debated in parliament last week.

2. (transitive) To examine, to investigate.

Further reading

• “bahas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.