بسيط

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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

Declension of adjective بَسِيط (basīṭ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal بَسِيط
basīṭ 		الْبَسِيط
al-basīṭ 		بَسِيطَة
basīṭa 		الْبَسِيطَة
al-basīṭa
Nominative بَسِيطٌ
basīṭun 		الْبَسِيطُ
al-basīṭu 		بَسِيطَةٌ
basīṭatun 		الْبَسِيطَةُ
al-basīṭatu
Accusative بَسِيطًا
basīṭan 		الْبَسِيطَ
al-basīṭa 		بَسِيطَةً
basīṭatan 		الْبَسِيطَةَ
al-basīṭata
Genitive بَسِيطٍ
basīṭin 		الْبَسِيطِ
al-basīṭi 		بَسِيطَةٍ
basīṭatin 		الْبَسِيطَةِ
al-basīṭati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal بَسِيطَيْن
basīṭayn 		الْبَسِيطَيْن
al-basīṭayn 		بَسِيطَتَيْن
basīṭatayn 		الْبَسِيطَتَيْن
al-basīṭatayn
Nominative بَسِيطَانِ
basīṭāni 		الْبَسِيطَانِ
al-basīṭāni 		بَسِيطَتَانِ
basīṭatāni 		الْبَسِيطَتَانِ
al-basīṭatāni
Accusative بَسِيطَيْنِ
basīṭayni 		الْبَسِيطَيْنِ
al-basīṭayni 		بَسِيطَتَيْنِ
basīṭatayni 		الْبَسِيطَتَيْنِ
al-basīṭatayni
Genitive بَسِيطَيْنِ
basīṭayni 		الْبَسِيطَيْنِ
al-basīṭayni 		بَسِيطَتَيْنِ
basīṭatayni 		الْبَسِيطَتَيْنِ
al-basīṭatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal بَسِيطِين‎; بُسَطَاء‎; بُسُط
basīṭīn‎; busaṭāʔ‎; busuṭ 		الْبَسِيطِين‎; الْبُسَطَاء‎; الْبُسُط
al-basīṭīn‎; al-busaṭāʔ‎; al-busuṭ 		بَسِيطَات‎; بَسَائِط
basīṭāt‎; basāʔiṭ 		الْبَسِيطَات‎; الْبَسَائِط
al-basīṭāt‎; al-basāʔiṭ
Nominative بَسِيطُونَ‎; بُسَطَاءُ‎; بُسُطٌ
basīṭūna‎; busaṭāʔu‎; busuṭun 		الْبَسِيطُونَ‎; الْبُسَطَاءُ‎; الْبُسُطُ
al-basīṭūna‎; al-busaṭāʔu‎; al-busuṭu 		بَسِيطَاتٌ‎; بَسَائِطُ
basīṭātun‎; basāʔiṭu 		الْبَسِيطَاتُ‎; الْبَسَائِطُ
al-basīṭātu‎; al-basāʔiṭu
Accusative بَسِيطِينَ‎; بُسَطَاءَ‎; بُسُطًا
basīṭīna‎; busaṭāʔa‎; busuṭan 		الْبَسِيطِينَ‎; الْبُسَطَاءَ‎; الْبُسُطَ
al-basīṭīna‎; al-busaṭāʔa‎; al-busuṭa 		بَسِيطَاتٍ‎; بَسَائِطَ
basīṭātin‎; basāʔiṭa 		الْبَسِيطَاتِ‎; الْبَسَائِطَ
al-basīṭāti‎; al-basāʔiṭa
Genitive بَسِيطِينَ‎; بُسَطَاءَ‎; بُسُطٍ
basīṭīna‎; busaṭāʔa‎; busuṭin 		الْبَسِيطِينَ‎; الْبُسَطَاءِ‎; الْبُسُطِ
al-basīṭīna‎; al-busaṭāʔi‎; al-busuṭi 		بَسِيطَاتٍ‎; بَسَائِطَ
basīṭātin‎; basāʔiṭa 		الْبَسِيطَاتِ‎; الْبَسَائِطِ
al-basīṭāti‎; al-basāʔiṭi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: bəsit
  • → Turkish: basit

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب س ط
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَسِيط (basīṭ).

Pronunciation

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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