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Etymological Dictionary of Arabic
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BSṬ بسط 
ID … • Sw – • BP – • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021, last updated 4Oct2022
√BSṬ 
“root” 
▪ BSṬ_1 ‘to spread, spread out, level, flatten, enlarge, expand, extend, unfold; to grant, offer; to present, submit, explain’ ↗basaṭa, ‘to be glad, delighted, be(come) happy’ ↗ĭnbasaṭa, ‘carpet, rug’ ↗bisāṭ, ‘simple, plain, uncomplicated’ ↗basīṭ, ‘cheerful, happy, gay; well off, well-to-do…’ ↗mabsūṭ
▪ BSṬ_2 ‘rim, felly (of a wheel)’ ↗ʔubsūṭaẗ
▪ BSṬ_3 ‘…’ ↗…
 
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▪ DRS 2 (1994) #BS(Š?)Ṭ-1 Ar basaṭa ‘étendre (tapis, natte); élargir’. -2 Amh täbäsač̣ä ‘s’impatienter, s’emporter’.
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basaṭ- بَسَطَ , u (basṭ) and

basuṭ- بَسُطَ , u (basāṭaẗ) 
ID – • Sw – • BP … • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021, last updated 4Oct2022
√BSṬ 
vb., I 
▪ basaṭa, u (basṭ): 1 to spread, spread out (s.th.); 2 to level, flatten (s.th.); 3a to enlarge, expand (s.th.); b to stretch out, extend (s.th.); c to unfold, unroll (s.th.); 4a to grant, offer, present (s.th.); b to submit, state, set forth, expound, explain (s.th., li- or ʕalà to s.o.); 5 to flog (s.o.; Nejd); 6 to please, delight (s.o.)

▪ basuṭa, u (basāṭaẗ): to be simple, openhearted, frank, candid
 
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▪ DRS 2 (1994) #BS(Š?)Ṭ-1 Ar basaṭa ‘étendre (tapis, natte); élargir’. -2 Amh täbäsač̣ä ‘s’impatienter, s’emporter’.
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►basaṭa ḏirāʕay-hī, vb. to spread one’s arms;
basaṭa yad al-musāʕadaẗ li-, vb., to extend a helping hand to s.o.;
basaṭa l-māʔidaẗ, vb., to lay the table

►bassaṭa, vb. II, 1 to spread, spread out, extend, expand (s.th.); 2 to level, flatten (s.th.); 3 to simplify, make simple (s.th.): D-stem, ints./caus.
►bāsaṭa, vb. III, 1 to set forth, state, expound, explain; 2 to be sincere (bi- with s.o. about or in s.th.), confess frankly (bi- to s.o. s.th.): L-stem, assoc.
►tabassaṭa, vb. V, 1 to be spread, be unrolled, be spread out, be extended; 2 to speak at great length (fī about), enlarge (fī on), treat exhaustively, expound in detail (fī a theme); 3 to be friendly, communicative, sociable, behave unceremoniously, be completely at ease: tD-stem, intr./pass, and fig. use | ~ fī al-ḥadīṯ, vb., to talk freely, without formality
►ĭnbasaṭa, vb. VII, 1 to spread, extend, expand (intr.); 2 to be glad, be delighted, be or become happy: N-stem

►basṭ, n., 1 extension, spreading, unrolling, unfolding; 2 presentation, statement, explanation, exposition; 3 cheering, delighting, delectation; 4 amusement; 5 (Eg.) numerator (of a fraction): vn. I (of basaṭa) | ~ al-yad, n., avarice, greed, cupidity
►basṭaẗ, n.f., 1 extension, extent, expanse; 2 size, magnitude; 3 skill, capability, abilities; 4 excess, abundance; 5 (pl. -āt) statement, exposition, presentation; 6 (pl. bisāṭ) landing (of a staircase); 7 estrade, dais, platform (eg.): n.un.
►bisāṭ, pl. -āt, ʔabsiṭaẗ, busuṭ, n., carpet, rug | ~ al-raḥmaẗ, n., winding sheet, shroud; ṭaraḥa or waḍaʕa masaʔalaẗan ʔalà ~ al-baḥṯ, vb., to raise a question, bring a question on the carpet, also ʕalà ~ al-munāqašaẗ, for discussion; ṭawà ~, vb., to bring the matter to an end, settle it once and for all
►BP#849basīṭ, pl. busaṭāʔᵘ, adj., 1 simple; 2 plain, uncomplicated; 3 slight, little, modest, inconsiderable, trivial, trifling; 4 al-basīṭ, name of a poetical meter; 5 pl. busaṭāʔᵘ, simple souls, ingenuous people: quasi-PP I | ~ al-yadayn, adj., generous, openhanded
►al-basīṭaẗ, n.f., the earth, the world: quasi-PP I.f, *‘the spread, flat one’
►basāʔiṭᵘ, n.pl., 1 elements; 2 simple remedies, medicinal plants; 3 basic facts
►BP#2210basāṭaẗ, n.f., simplicity, plainness
►BP#3876ʔabsaṭᵘ, adj., simpler; wider, more extensive: elat. formation
►tabsīṭ, n., simplification: vn. II
►tabassuṭ, n. (n. vic. -aẗ), 1 extensity, extensiveness, extension; 2 expansion, expanse; 3 joy, delight, happiness, gaiety, cheerfulness: vn. V
►ʕaḍalaẗ bāsiṭaẗ, n.f., extensor (anat.)
►BP#4654mabsūṭ, adj., 1 extended, outstretched; 2 spread out; 3 extensive, large, sizeable; 4 detailed, elaborate (book); 5a cheerful, happy, gay; b feeling well, in good health; c (tun.) well-to-do: PP I
►munbasaṭ, adj., 1 extending, spreading; 2 gay, happy, cheerful; 3 n., level surface: PP VII.

For other values attached to the root, cf. ↗ʔubsūṭaẗ as well as, for the overall picture, root entry ↗√BSṬ. 
ĭnbasaṭ‑ انبسط 
ID 077 • Sw – • BP 6192 • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021, last updated 4Oct2022
√BSṬ 
vb., VII 
1 to spread, extend, expand (intr.); 2 to be glad, be delighted, be or become happy – WehrCowan1979. 
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►munbasaṭ, adj., 1 extending, spreading; 2 gay, happy, cheerful; 3 n., level surface: PP VII.

For other values attached to the root, cf. ↗basaṭa, ↗bisāṭ, ↗basīṭ, ↗mabsūṭ, ↗ʔubsūṭaẗ, as well as, for the overall picture, root entry ↗√BSṬ. 
bisāṭ بِساط , pl. -āt, ʔabsiṭaẗ, busuṭ 
ID – • Sw – • BP … • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021, last updated 4Oct2022
√BSṬ 
n. 
carpet, rug – WehrCowen1976 
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►bisāṭ al-raḥmaẗ, n., winding sheet, shroud;
►ṭaraḥa or waḍaʕa masʔalaẗan ʕalà bisāṭ al-baḥṯ, expr., to raise a question, bring a question on the carpet, also ʕalà bisāṭ al-munāqašaẗ, for discussion;
►ṭawà l-bisāṭ bi-mā fīh, vb., to bring the matter to an end, settle it once and for all

For other values attached to the root, cf. ↗basaṭa, ↗ĭnbasaṭa, ↗basīṭ, ↗mabsūṭ, ↗ʔubsūṭaẗ, as well as, for the overall picture, root entry ↗√BSṬ. 
basīṭ بَسيط , pl. busaṭāʔᵘ 
ID – • Sw – • BP 849 • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021, last updated 4Oct2022
√BSṬ 
adj. 
1 simple; 2 plain, uncomplicated; 3 slight, little, modest, inconsiderable, trivial, trifling; 4 al-basīṭ, name of a poetical meter; 5 pl. busaṭāʔᵘ, simple souls, ingenuous people – WehrCowan1976 
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►basīṭ al-yadayn, adj., generous, openhanded

For other values attached to the root, cf. ↗basaṭa, ↗ĭnbasaṭa, ↗bisāṭ, ↗mabsūṭ, ↗ʔubsūṭaẗ, as well as, for the overall picture, root entry ↗√BSṬ. 
mabsūṭ مَبْسُوط 
ID 076 • Sw – • BP 4654 • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√BSṬ 
adj. 
1a extended, outstretched; b spread out; c extensive, large, sizeable; d detailed, elaborate (book); 2 cheerful, happy, gay; feeling well, in good health; 3 (TunAr) well-to-do – WehrCowan1979. 
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ʔubsūṭaẗ أُبْسوطة , pl. ʔabāsīṭᵘ 
ID – • Sw – • BP … • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021, last updated 4Oct2022
√BSṬ 
n.f. 
rim, felly (of a wheel) – WehrCowen1976 
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For other values attached to the root, cf. ↗basaṭa, ↗ĭnbasaṭa, ↗bisāṭ, ↗basīṭ, ↗mabsūṭ, as well as, for the overall picture, root entry ↗√BSṬ. 
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