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بسيط

Root: بسط

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بسيط basīṯ pl. بسطاء busaṯā’2 simple; plain, uncomplicated; slight, little, modest, inconsiderable, trivial, trifling; البسيط name of a poetical meter; pl. بسطاء simple souls), ingenuous people│بسيط اليدين b. al-yadain (pl. بسط busuṯ) generous, openhanded

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