How to say "happy, pleased (colloquial)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaninghappy, pleased (colloquial)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مَبْسُوط
mabsūṭמבסוט
مبسوط
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מרוצה
merutseمِرُوتْسِي
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ب-س-طIsraeli slang מבסוט is this exact word, straight from Arabic. Literally it means 'spread out' (root b-s-ṭ) — settled, comfortable, contented, the posture after a good meal.
Related Hebrew word:מבסוטmabsutمَابْسُوت
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On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
فرْحَان
ferḥānפרחאןDarija says ferḥān for happy.
In a phrase
مَبْسُوط جِدًّا
mabsūṭ jiddanמבסוט ג'דןvery pleased
Feminine
مَبْسُوطَة
mabsūṭaמבסוטה