أبسط

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See also: ابسط

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ب س ط (b s ṭ)
12 terms

Elative of بَسِيط (basīṭ, “simple; wide”).

Adjective

أَبْسَط • (ʔabsaṭ) (feminine بُسْطَى (busṭā), masculine plural أَبَاسِط (ʔabāsiṭ), feminine plural بُسْطَيَات (busṭayāt))

  1. elative degree of بَسِيط (basīṭ):
    1. simpler; simplest
    2. wider; widest
Declension
Declension of adjective أَبْسَط (ʔabsaṭ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular diptote singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَبْسَط
ʔabsaṭ 		الْأَبْسَط
al-ʔabsaṭ 		بُسْطى
busṭā 		الْبُسْطى
al-busṭā
Nominative أَبْسَطُ
ʔabsaṭu 		الْأَبْسَطُ
al-ʔabsaṭu 		بُسْطى
busṭā 		الْبُسْطى
al-busṭā
Accusative أَبْسَطَ
ʔabsaṭa 		الْأَبْسَطَ
al-ʔabsaṭa 		بُسْطى
busṭā 		الْبُسْطى
al-busṭā
Genitive أَبْسَطَ
ʔabsaṭa 		الْأَبْسَطِ
al-ʔabsaṭi 		بُسْطى
busṭā 		الْبُسْطى
al-busṭā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَبْسَطَيْن
ʔabsaṭayn 		الْأَبْسَطَيْن
al-ʔabsaṭayn 		بُسْطَيَيْن
busṭayayn 		الْبُسْطَيَيْن
al-busṭayayn
Nominative أَبْسَطَانِ
ʔabsaṭāni 		الْأَبْسَطَانِ
al-ʔabsaṭāni 		بُسْطَيَانِ
busṭayāni 		الْبُسْطَيَانِ
al-busṭayāni
Accusative أَبْسَطَيْنِ
ʔabsaṭayni 		الْأَبْسَطَيْنِ
al-ʔabsaṭayni 		بُسْطَيَيْنِ
busṭayayni 		الْبُسْطَيَيْنِ
al-busṭayayni
Genitive أَبْسَطَيْنِ
ʔabsaṭayni 		الْأَبْسَطَيْنِ
al-ʔabsaṭayni 		بُسْطَيَيْنِ
busṭayayni 		الْبُسْطَيَيْنِ
al-busṭayayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَبَاسِط
ʔabāsiṭ 		الْأَبَاسِط
al-ʔabāsiṭ 		بُسْطَيَات
busṭayāt 		الْبُسْطَيَات
al-busṭayāt
Nominative أَبَاسِطُ
ʔabāsiṭu 		الْأَبَاسِطُ
al-ʔabāsiṭu 		بُسْطَيَاتٌ
busṭayātun 		الْبُسْطَيَاتُ
al-busṭayātu
Accusative أَبَاسِطَ
ʔabāsiṭa 		الْأَبَاسِطَ
al-ʔabāsiṭa 		بُسْطَيَاتٍ
busṭayātin 		الْبُسْطَيَاتِ
al-busṭayāti
Genitive أَبَاسِطَ
ʔabāsiṭa 		الْأَبَاسِطِ
al-ʔabāsiṭi 		بُسْطَيَاتٍ
busṭayātin 		الْبُسْطَيَاتِ
al-busṭayāti
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “بسط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 1.2

Verb

أبسط (form I)

  1. أَبْسُطُ (ʔabsuṭu) /ʔab.su.tˤu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
  2. أُبْسَطُ (ʔubsaṭu) /ʔub.sa.tˤu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
  3. أَبْسُطَ (ʔabsuṭa) /ʔab.su.tˤa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
  4. أُبْسَطَ (ʔubsaṭa) /ʔub.sa.tˤa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
  5. أَبْسُطْ (ʔabsuṭ) /ʔab.sutˤ/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
  6. أُبْسَطْ (ʔubsaṭ) /ʔub.satˤ/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب س ط
5 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَبْسَط (ʔabsaṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔab.satˤ/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

أبسط • (ʔabsaṭ) IV (present ببسط (bibseṭ))

  1. (transitive) to gladden

Conjugation

    Conjugation of أبسط (ʔabsaṭ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أبسطت (ʔabsaṭt) أبسطت (ʔabsaṭt) أبسط (ʔabsaṭ) أبسطنا (ʔabsaṭna) أبسطتو (ʔabsaṭtu) أبسطو (ʔabsaṭu)
f ابسطتي (ʔabsaṭti) أبسطت (ʔabsaṭat)
present m ببسط (babsiṭ) بتبسط (btibsiṭ) ببسط (bibsiṭ) منبسط (mnibsiṭ) بتبسطو (btibsiṭu) ببسطو (bibsiṭu)
f بتبسطي (btibsiṭi) بتبسط (btibsiṭ)
subjunctive m ابسط (absiṭ) تبسط (tibsiṭ) يبسط (yibsiṭ) نبسط (nibsiṭ) تبسطو (tibsiṭu) يبسطو (yibsiṭu)
f تبسطي (tibsiṭi) تبسط (tibsiṭ)
imperative m ابسط (ibsiṭ) ابسطو (ibsiṭu)
f ابسطي (ibsiṭi)
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