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بساط

Root: بسط

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بساط bisāṯ pl. -āt, ابسطة absiṯa, بسط busuṯ carpet, rug│ بساط الرحمة b. ar-raḥma winding sheet, shroud; مسألة (وضع or) طرح على بساط البحث (mas‘alata, baḥtan) to raise a question, bring a question on the carpet, also على بساط المناقشة (b. il-munāqaša) for discussion; طوى البساط بما فيه to bring the matter to an end, settle it once and for all

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