بسيط

See also: بسیط and تشيط

Arabic

Root
ب س ط (b-s-ṭ)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb بَسَطَ (basaṭa, to extend). compare Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܦܫܝܛܐ (pšiṭā) and Hebrew פָּשׁוּט (pashút).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

بَسِيط • (basīṭ) (feminine بَسِيطَة (basīṭa), masculine plural بَسِيطُونَ (basīṭūna) or بُسَطَاءُ (busaṭāʔu) or بُسُط (busuṭ), feminine plural بَسِيطَات (basīṭāt) or بَسَائِط (basāʔiṭ), elative أَبْسَط (ʔabsaṭ))

  1. wide, extended, spread out
  2. easy, simple
    Antonyms: مُعَقَّد (muʕaqqad), مُرَكَّب (murakkab)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: bəsit
  • Turkish: basit

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب س ط
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَسِيط (basīṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.siːtˤ/, [bɑˈsˤiːtˤ]
  • (file)

Adjective

بسيط • (basīṭ) (feminine بسيطة (basīṭa), common plural بسيطين (basīṭīn) or بسطا (busaṭa), elative أبسط (ʔabsaṭ))

  1. simple
    Antonyms: عويص (ʕawīṣ), معقد (mʕaʔʔad)
  2. small, insignificant, small quantity

See also

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