Arabic

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Root
ب س ط (b-s-ṭ)

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of بَسَطَ (basaṭa, to extend, to stretch).

Pronunciation

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Participle

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بَاسِط (bāsiṭ) (form I)

  1. active participle of بَسَطَ (basaṭa, to extend, to stretch)
  2. (anatomy) extensor (causing the joint to extend)
    Coordinate term: قَابِض (qābiḍ)
    عَضَلَة بَاسِطَةʕaḍala(t) bāsiṭaan extensor muscle

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