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

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

• كَسْرٌ بَسِيطٌ (kasrun basīṭun, “simple fraction”)
• ﭐَلبَسِيط (“Albacete”)

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]

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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

• سهل (sihl, “easy”), هين (hayyen, “easy”)