أبسط

See also: ابسط

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of بَسِيط (basīṭ, “simple; wide”), from the root ب س ط (b-s-ṭ).

Adjective

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

1. Template:elative of:
   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 2

Verb

أَبْسُطُ • (ʔabsuṭu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)

Verb

أَبْسُطَ • (ʔabsuṭa) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)

Verb

أَبْسُطْ • (ʔabsuṭ) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)

Verb

أُبْسَطُ • (ʔubsaṭu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)

Verb

أُبْسَطَ • (ʔubsaṭa) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)

Verb

أُبْسَطْ • (ʔubsaṭ) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)