ܦܫܝܛܐ

Passive participle of ܦܵܫܹܛ (pāšēṭ, “to stretch out, extend”); compare Arabic بَسِيط (basīṭ) and Hebrew פָּשׁוּט (pashút).

ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐ • (pšīṭā) (feminine ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ (pšīṭtā), plural ܦܫܝܼ̈ܛܹܐ (pšīṭē))

1. simple, clear, obvious, straightforward

   Synonym: ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (pšīqā)

   Antonyms: ܥܲܣܩܵܐ (ˁasqā), ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (qišyā), ܡܪܲܟܒ݂ܵܐ (mrakḇā), ܡܥܲܩܕܵܐ (mˁaqdā)

2. common, plain, ordinary

   Synonyms: ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gāwānāyā), ܟܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kullānāyā), ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ (ˁammāyā)

3. pure, uncompounded, not blended with anything else

   Synonym: ܨܸܦܝܵܐ (ṣipyā)

4. erect, straight

   Synonyms: ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā), ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ (trīṣā)

5. extended

• ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pšīṭāˀīṯ, “simply”)
• ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ (pšīṭtā, “Peshitta”)

From the masculine past participle of ܦܳܫܶܛ (pāšiṭ, “to stretch out, extend”). Compare Arabic بَسيطْ and Hebrew פשוט.

ܦܫܺܝܛܳܐ or ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐ • (pšīṭoʾ or pšīṭāʾ) m

1. simple, clear, obvious, straightforward
2. common, plain, ordinary
3. pure, uncompounded, not blended with anything else
4. erect, straight

• ܦܫܺܝܛܬܳܐ (Pšīṭtā, “Peshitta”)

• “pšyṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–