بسيط

See also: بسیط and تشيط

Arabic

Root
ب س ط (b s ṭ)
14 terms

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

IPA^(key): /ba.siːtˤ/
Rhymes: -iːtˤ
Audio: (file)

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))

wide, extended, spread out
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
dual	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
→ Ottoman Turkish: بسیط (basît)
- → Turkish: basit

Chadian Arabic

Root
ب س ط
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَسِيط (basīṭ).

Adjective

بسيط • (basīt) (feminine بسيطة (basīte), common plural بسيطين (basītīn))

a little, a bit, a small quantity of
ملح بسيط ― mileh basīt. ― a little salt.

References

Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 27
Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999) Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 255

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب س ط
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَسِيط (basīṭ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.siːtˤ/, [bɑˈsˤiːtˤ]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Adjective

بسيط • (basīṭ) (feminine بسيطة (basīṭa), common plural بسيطين (basīṭīn) or بسطا (busaṭa), elative أبسط (ʔabsaṭ))

simple
Antonyms: عويص (ʕawīṣ), معقد (mʕaʔʔad)
small, insignificant, small quantity