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From Malay atas.

atas (comparative more atas, superlative most atas)

  1. (informal, Singapore) High (elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character).
  2. (informal, Singapore) Arrogant.
  • Lee, Min Kok (2016 September 13) “Aiyoh, atas, ah beng and char kway teow: More Singlish words added to Oxford English Dictionary”, in The Straits Times‎[1], →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 September 2016: “"Atas", an oft-used term by Singaporeans to deride people for being too arrogant or high-class, was also included in the list.”

atas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of atar

atas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of atar

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *atas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas, from Proto-Austronesian *aCas.

atas

  1. on; above; over
  • Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎[2], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

From Malay atas, from Proto-Malayic *atas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas (compare Tagalog taas), from Proto-Austronesian *aCas.

atas

  1. upstairs

atas

  1. on, upon, on top of
  2. upper, above
  3. in connection with, with reference to, regarding
  4. according to
  5. of

    Buku itu terdiri atas beberapa bab.

    That book consists of several chapters.
  6. due to, because of
  7. about

    Ia berlagak tidak mengerti atas masalah itu.

    He/she pretended not to understand about that problem.
  8. (mathematics) over

    Sifat distributif perkalian atas penjumlahan dan pengurangan

    The distributive property of multiplication over addition and subtraction.

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

atas

  1. inflection of at:
    1. present indicative direct relative
    2. first-person singular past indicative dependent
Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
atas n-atas hatas not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

From Proto-Malayic *atas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas (compare Tagalog taas), from Proto-Austronesian *aCas.

atas (Jawi spelling اتس)

  1. on, upon, on top of.
  2. upper, above (abstract).
  3. in connection with, according to.
  4. for.

    Kami mengucapkan terima kasih atas kerjasama anda.

    We would like to express our gratitude for your cooperation.
  5. about.
  6. due to, because of

    Dia tidak dapat menyertai pertandingan atas masalah kesihatan.

    He cannot participate in the competition due to health issues.

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • mengatas [agent focus] (meN-)
  • mengatasi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • mengataskan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • teratas [agentless action] (teR-)
  • atasan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • pengatas [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • pengatasan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

atas f pl

  1. plural of ata

atas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of atar
  • IPA(key): /ˈatas/ [ˈa.t̪as]
  • Rhymes: -atas
  • Syllabification: a‧tas

atas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of atar

atas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. order; command; mandate
    Synonyms: utos, mando, orden

atás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜐ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. allocation; partition (as of heirs obtaining shares of inheritance)
    Synonyms: pagpaparti, partisyon