بسط يده

Arabic

Noun

بَسَطَ يَدَهُ • (basaṭa yadahu)

1. (idiomatic) to give generously
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:29:

     وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَى عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا

     walā tajʕal yadaka maḡlūlatan ʔilā ʕunuqika walā tabsuṭhā kulla l-basṭi fa-taqʕuda malūman maḥsūran

     Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty.

     Translated by Mustafa Khattab

Conjugation

See بَسَطَ (basaṭa)