Abstract
The concept of symmetry is fundamental to the study of algebra; it serves as the basis for a branch of group theory that is essential to abstract algebra. A semigroup is a structure that builds upon the concept of a group, similarly extending the idea of symmetry found within groups. In this study, we specifically focus on semigroups. The main objective of this research is to apply the notion of m-polar picture fuzzy sets (m-PPFSs), with m being a natural number, in investigations into semigroups, as this concept generalizes m-polar fuzzy sets (m-PFSs) and picture fuzzy sets (PFSs). This research introduces the concepts of m-polar picture fuzzy left ideals (m-PPFLs), m-polar picture fuzzy right ideals (m-PPFRs), m-polar picture fuzzy ideals (m-PPFIs), m-polar picture fuzzy bi-ideals (m-PPFBs), and m-polar picture fuzzy generalized bi-ideals (m-PPFGBs) in semigroups. This study examines the relationships between these concepts, showing that every m-PPFL (m-PPFR) in the semigroups is also an m-PPFB, and that every m-PPFB in the semigroups is an m-PPFGB. However, the opposite is not true. Additionally, we provide the characteristics of the m-PPFLs, m-PPFRs, m-PPFIs, m-PPFBs, and m-PPFGBs in semigroups. We further discuss the connections between the m-PPFLs (m-PPFIs) and the m-PPFBs within the framework of regular semigroups, and most importantly, we show that, if the semigroup is regular, then the m-PPFBs and m-PPFGBs are equal. Finally, we utilize the properties of the m-PPFLs, m-PPFRs, m-PPFIs, m-PPFBs, and m-PPFGBs within semigroups to explore the classifications of regular semigroups.