bsit بسيط
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“bsit” (بسيط) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning simple, uncomplicated.
Meanings
- simple, uncomplicated
- modest, humble
- minor, small
Usage
Bsit is used as in French for something simple or easy: soual bsit (a simple question). Applied to a person, it means modest or humble, often with a positive nuance: 3abd bsit (someone simple, unpretentious). It can also play things down: mouchkla bsita (a small problem). The feminine is bsita, the plural bsat or bsitin. The adverb "simply" is often rendered by b kol bsata. Note: depending on tone, "a simple family" can also suggest modest means.
Example
الماكلة بسيطة أما بنينة.
el makla bsita ama bnina.
“The food is simple but delicious.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bsit” but also “bssit”, “basit” and “bsiit”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “bsit” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “simple, easy”; “modest, humble”: bsit in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “simple, easy”; “modest, humble (person)”: bsit in Algerian.