atas

See also: atás, ätas, aṭas, and -atas

English

Etymology

From Malay atas.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈatas/, [ˈa˧tas˦]

Adjective

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.

References

• 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.”

Anagrams

• ASAT, SATA, TaaS, taas

Asturian

Verb

atas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of atar

Galician

Verb

atas

1. second-person singular present indicative of atar

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatas/
• Hyphenation: a‧tas

Adverb

atas

1. upstairs

Preposition

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.

Derived terms

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)
• teratasi [agentless action + causative (locative) benefactive] (teR- + -i)
• atasan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• atas-mengatasi

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• saat

Irish

Verb

atas

1. inflection of at:
   1. present indicative direct relative
   2. first-person singular past indicative dependent

Mutation

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.

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.tas/, (Kelantan) [atah]
• Rhymes: -atas, -tas, -as

Preposition

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.

Derived terms

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:

• di atas (“on; above (concrete)”)
• ke atas (“(to) above of”)
• dari atas (“(from) above of”)
• atas-mengatasi

Descendants

• Indonesian: atas
• → English: atas

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• saat

Portuguese

Noun

atas f pl

1. plural of ata

Verb

atas

1. second-person singular present indicative of atar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatas/ [ˈa.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -atas
• Syllabification: a‧tas

Verb

atas

1. second-person singular present indicative of atar

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔatas/, [ˈʔa.tɐs]
• Rhymes: -atas
• Syllabification: a‧tas

Noun

atas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜐ᜔)

1. order; command; mandate

   Synonyms: utos, mando, orden

Derived terms

• atasan
• mag-atas

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtas/, [ʔɐˈtas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: a‧tas

Noun

atás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜐ᜔) (obsolete)

1. allocation; partition (as of heirs obtaining shares of inheritance)

   Synonyms: pagpaparti, partisyon

Anagrams

• taas, tasa