بسط
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بسط¹
- /ba.sa.tˤa/
Where it comes from
Compare Classical Syriac ܦܳܫܶܛ (pāšiṭ, “to stretch out, extend”).
First attested in 573.
verb بَسَطَ · basaṭa · يَبْسُطُ · بَسْط · بَاسِط
- to extend, to stretch (transitive)
- to spread
- to cheer, to rejoice (transitive)
- to hold (of a room)
- to be large enough
- to make more excellent, to make bolder
- to accept an excuse
Opposite: قَبَضَ
noun بَسْط · basṭ · الْبَسْط · بَسْطٌ
- verbal noun of بَسَطَ (basaṭa) (form I)
- spreading, extension
- presentation, statement, explanation
- joy, delight, amusement
- numerator (top of a fraction)
بسط²
- /ba.sa.tˤa/
Where it comes from
First attested in 831.
verb بَسَّطَ · bassaṭa · يُبَسِّطُ · تَبْسِيط · مُبَسِّط
- to unfold, open, extend
- to level, flatten
- to simplify, make simple
بسط³
- /ba.sa.tˤa/
noun بُسُط · busuṭ
- plural of بِسَاط (bisāṭ, “carpet, rug”)
Thesaurus
verb
Opposite: قَبَضَ
In English
- numerator number or expression written above the line in a fraction
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