siasat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay siasat, from Classical Malay سياست (siasat), from Persian سياست (siyâsat), from Arabic سِيَاسَة (siyāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈa.sat/, [siˈa.sat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: si‧a‧sat
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

siasat (plural siasat-siasat)

1. examination, investigation, inquiry; investigative question
2. tactics
3. tact, discretion
4. method, plan, operating system
5. politics, strategy
6. criticism
7. (dated) punishment; penalty; chastisement

Derived terms

• bersiasat
• menyiasat
• menyiasati
• menyiasatkan

Further reading

• “siasat” 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سياست (siyâsat), from Arabic سِيَاسَة (siyāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjasat/ [ˈsja.sat̪]

Noun

siasat (Jawi spelling سياست, plural siasat-siasat, informal 1st possessive siasatku, 2nd possessive siasatmu, 3rd possessive siasatnya)

1. investigative inquiry; investigation
2. inspection; examination
3. government; control
4. tactics
5. tact, discretion
6. method, plan, operating system
7. politics, strategy
8. criticism
9. (dated) punishment; penalty; chastisement

   Synonym: hukuman

Verb

siasat (Jawi spelling سياست)

1. to investigate

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyiasat [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penyiasatan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• siasatan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menyiasat [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyiasatkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• menyiasati [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• disiasat [patient focus] (di-)
• disiasatkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• disiasati [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• bersiasat [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: siasat
• → Tagalog: siyasat

Further reading

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