ب س ط

Arabic

Root

ب س ط • (b-s-ṭ)

1. related to spreading and extending

Derived terms

• Form I: بَسُطَ (basuṭa)
  • Verbal noun: بَسْط (basṭ)
  • Active participle: ?
  • Passive participle: مَبْسُوط (mabsūṭ)
• Form II: بَسَّطَ (bassaṭa)
  • Verbal noun: تَبْسِيط (tabsīṭ)
  • Active participle: مُبَسِّط (mubassiṭ)
  • Passive participle: مُبَسَّط (mubassaṭ)
• Form III: بَاسَطَ (bāsaṭa)
  • Verbal noun: مُبَاسَطَة (mubāsaṭa)
  • Active participle: مُبَاسِط (mubāsiṭ)
  • Passive participle: مُبَاسَط (mubāsaṭ)
• Form V: تَبَسَّطَ (tabassaṭa)
  • Verbal noun: تَبَسُّط (tabassuṭ)
  • Active participle: مُتَبَسِّط (mutabassiṭ)
  • Passive participle: مُتَبَسَّط (mutabassaṭ)
• Form VII: اِنْبَسَطَ (inbasaṭa)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْبِسَاط (inbisāṭ)
  • Active participle: مُنْبَسِط (munbasiṭ)

• بَسْط (basṭ, “extension, spreading, unrolling, unfolding; presentation, statement, exposition, explanation; cheering, delighting, delectation; amusement”)
• بَسْطة (basṭa, “extension, extent, expanse; size, magnitude; skill, capability, abilities; (pl.) statement, exposition, presentation”)
• بِساط (bisāṭ, “carpet, rug”)
• بَسيط (“simple; plain, uncomplicated; slight, little, inconsiderable, modest, trivial, trifling”)
• البَسيطة (“the earth, the world”)
• بَسائِط (basāʔiṭ, “elements; simple remedies, medicinal plants; basic facts”)
• بَساطة (basāṭa, “simplicity, plainness”)
• اُبْسوطة (“rim, felly of a wheel”)
• اَبْسَط (absaṭ, “(comparative) simpler; wider, more extensive”)
• تَبْسيط (“simplification”)
• اِنْبِساط (inbisāṭ, “extensiveness, extension; expansion, expanse; joy, delight, happiness, cheerfulness”)
• مَبْسوط (“extended, outstretched; spread out; extensive, large, sizeable; detailed, elaborate (book); cheerful, happy; hale”)
• مُنْبَسِط (munbasiṭ, “extending, spreading; gay, happy, cheerful; level surface”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “ب س ط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 57–58

South Levantine Arabic

Root

ب س ط • (transliteration needed)

1. Related to simplicity and happiness

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form II: بسّط (bassaṭ, “to simplify”)
  • Passive Participle: مبسّط (mubassaṭ)
• Form IV: أبسط (ʔabsaṭ, “to be glad”)
• Form VII: انبسط (inbasaṭ, “to enjoy, have fun”)

Nouns

• بسطة (basṭa, “stall”)

Adjectives

• بسيط (basīṭ, “simple”)
• مبسوط (mabsūṭ, “happy; healthy”)

Interjections

• بسيطة (basīṭa, “it's fine, no worries, etc.”)