bahas

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

bahas (passive dibahas)

1. (transitive) to talk about, to discuss
2. (transitive) to investigate, to inspect

• bahath (1924-1972)

Borrowed from Arabic بَحْث (baḥṯ).

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

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

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.

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