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simple in Arabic

بَسِيط

Pronunciation: basīṭ
Arabizi: baseeT
Type: adjective · masculine
Plural: بُسَطَاء busaṭāʾ
Root: ب س ط

Other meanings

سَهْل sahl — simple · easy, not difficult

How to use it

The word 'بسيط' (basīṭ) is used for things that are plain, not ornate, or uncomplicated. The word 'سهل' (sahl) is used for tasks or concepts that are easy to understand or do. While sometimes interchangeable, 'بسيط' often refers to appearance or complexity, and 'سهل' refers to difficulty.

Example sentences

هَذَا ثَوْبٌ بَسِيطٌ.

hādhā thawbun basīṭun.

This is a simple dress.
المَوْضُوعُ سَهْلٌ جِدًّا.

al-mawḍūʿu sahlun jiddan.

The topic is very simple.
أُرِيدُ حَيَاةً بَسِيطَةً.

urīdu ḥayātan basīṭatan.

I want a simple life.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Simple modem

مودم بسيط

Simple sharp

بسيط حاد

Simple printer

طابعة بسيطة

But how simple?

لكن ما مدى البساطة؟

Putin Made Simple

بوتين ببساطة

It's very simple.

انه بسيط جدا

Their logic is simple.

والواقع أن منطقهم بسيط.

This is simple justice.

وهذه هي العدالة في أبسط صورها.

Actually it's very simple.

في الواقع الأمر في غاية البساطة.

It's actually surprisingly simple.

انه امرٌ بسيط

That's simple, the goddess of goats, very simple.

إنه بسيط، إلهة الماعز، بسيط جدا.

And what that means: "simple and understandable" might not be actually simple or understandable, and things we think are "complex" might be made simple and understandable.

و ان ما تعنيه: " سهل و مفهوم " قد لا يكون سهلا أو مفهوما و الأشياء التي نعتقد انها معقده من الممكن ان نجعلها سهله و مفهومه

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Updated 2026-10-22