atur

Atur is a verb in Indonesian and Malay meaning to arrange, set up, or regulate. It is used to describe planning or coordinating people, objects, events, or systems. Examples include mengatur waktu (to organize one’s time) and mengatur anggaran (to manage a budget). The term also extends to the process of configuring settings in devices or software.

Grammatical forms and related nouns derive from the root atur. The active verb is mengatur; the noun form pengaturan denotes an arrangement or settings; pengatur refers to a regulator or arranger. Common usages cover mengatur jadwal (to schedule), mengatur keuangan (to regulate finances), mengatur acara (to organize an event), and mengatur ritme (to set the tempo).

Etymology and scope: Atur is a basic Malay-Indonesian root shared across the languages in the region. A related adjective teratur means orderly or well arranged, illustrating how affixation expresses nuance. The term also appears in compounds such as pengaturan, peraturan, and pengatur to denote various kinds of regulation, arrangement, or regulating bodies.

See also: mengatur; pengaturan; teratur; aturan.