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))
- elative degree of بَسِيط (basīṭ):
- simpler; simplest
- wider; widest
Declension
Declension of adjective أَبْسَط (ʔabsaṭ)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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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
Verb
أَبْسُطُ • (ʔabsuṭu) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
Verb
أَبْسُطَ • (ʔabsuṭa) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
Verb
أَبْسُطْ • (ʔabsuṭ) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
Verb
أُبْسَطُ • (ʔubsaṭu) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
Verb
أُبْسَطَ • (ʔubsaṭa) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
Verb
أُبْسَطْ • (ʔubsaṭ) (form I)
- first-person singular non-past passive jussive of بَسَطَ (basaṭa)
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
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ب س ط |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic أَبْسَط (ʔabsaṭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔab.satˤ/, [ˈʔɑb.sˤɑtˤ]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Verb
أبسط • (ʔabsaṭ) (form IV, present ببسط (bibseṭ))
- (transitive) to gladden
Conjugation
Conjugation of أبسط (ʔabsaṭ) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | أبسطت (ʔabsaṭt) | أبسطت (ʔabsaṭt) | أبسط (ʔabsaṭ) | أبسطنا (ʔabsaṭna) | أبسطتو (ʔabsaṭtu) | أبسطو (ʔabsaṭu) | |
f | ابسطتي (ʔabsaṭti) | أبسطت (ʔabsaṭat) | ||||||
present | m | ببسط (babsiṭ) | بتبسط (btibsiṭ) | ببسط (bibsiṭ) | منبسط (mnibsiṭ) | بتبسطو (btibsiṭu) | ببسطو (bibsiṭu) | |
f | بتبسطي (btibsiṭi) | بتبسط (btibsiṭ) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | ابسط (absiṭ) | تبسط (tibsiṭ) | يبسط (yibsiṭ) | نبسط (nibsiṭ) | تبسطو (tibsiṭu) | يبسطو (yibsiṭu) | |
f | تبسطي (tibsiṭi) | تبسط (tibsiṭ) | ||||||
imperative | m | ابسط (ibsiṭ) | ابسطو (ibsiṭu) | |||||
f | ابسطي (ibsiṭi) |