واسع

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
و س ع (w-s-ʕ)

Derived from the active participle of وَسُعَ (wasuʕa, “to be wide”) and وَسِعَ (wasiʕa, “to be wide, to hold, to contain”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

وَاسِع • (wāsiʕ) (feminine وَاسِعَة (wāsiʕa), masculine plural وَاسِعُونَ (wāsiʕūna), feminine plural وَاسِعَات (wāsiʕāt), elative أَوْسَع (ʔawsaʕ))

  1. large in area, extensive, vast; broad; wide; open
    1. spacious, roomy
      Synonyms: شَاسِع (šāsiʕ), فَسِيح (fasīḥ)
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:97:
        قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَا
        qālū ʔalam takun ʔarḍu l-lahi wāsiʕatan fatuhājirū fīhā
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. (of clothes) loose, oversized
    3. (of a person's perspective, attitude, or mind) open, broad
    4. (of a person's learning) extensive, deep
  2. expansive; comprehensive, inclusive
  3. (of a matter, issue, topic, or the like) open, up for discussion, discussable, undetermined
    1. (when referring to issues relating to laws, rules, regulations, and the like) debateable, not fixed
  4. (rare, approving) not strict; not harsh; forgiving
    Synonym: سَمِح (samiḥ)
  5. (rare) generous, liberal
    Synonyms: جَوَاد (jawād), مِعْطَاء (miʕṭāʔ)

Usage notes

Strictly speaking, the word generally signifies extensiveness, vastness, and spaciousness, as well as openness, not the extent from side to side, which is denoted by عَرِيض (ʕarīḍ) instead.

  1. اَلْغُرَفُ وَاسِعَةٌ ― al-ḡurafu wāsiʕatun ― The rooms are large.
  2. الأَرْضُ الْوَاسِعَةُ ― al-ʔarḍu l-wāsiʕatu ― the open land
  3. سَاحَةٌ وَاسِعَةُ ― sāḥatun wāsiʕatu ― an expansive area

Due to the overlap between their semantic fields, however, the two are sometimes interchangeable, and there are instances where وَاسِع (wāsiʕ) is preferred and more idiomatic, especially when the wideness of the referent is convenient or desirable.

  1. طَرِيقٌ وَاسِعٌ ― ṭarīqun wāsiʕun ― a wide road
  2. مَمَرٌّ وَاسِعٌ ― mamarrun wāsiʕun ― a wide corridor

A like connection between narrowness and inconvenience (or frustration) is implied by its antonym ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq). Compare loose and tight.

Declension

Declension of adjective وَاسِع (wāsiʕ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاسِع
wāsiʕ 		الْوَاسِع
al-wāsiʕ 		وَاسِعَة
wāsiʕa 		الْوَاسِعَة
al-wāsiʕa
Nominative وَاسِعٌ
wāsiʕun 		الْوَاسِعُ
al-wāsiʕu 		وَاسِعَةٌ
wāsiʕatun 		الْوَاسِعَةُ
al-wāsiʕatu
Accusative وَاسِعًا
wāsiʕan 		الْوَاسِعَ
al-wāsiʕa 		وَاسِعَةً
wāsiʕatan 		الْوَاسِعَةَ
al-wāsiʕata
Genitive وَاسِعٍ
wāsiʕin 		الْوَاسِعِ
al-wāsiʕi 		وَاسِعَةٍ
wāsiʕatin 		الْوَاسِعَةِ
al-wāsiʕati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاسِعَيْن
wāsiʕayn 		الْوَاسِعَيْن
al-wāsiʕayn 		وَاسِعَتَيْن
wāsiʕatayn 		الْوَاسِعَتَيْن
al-wāsiʕatayn
Nominative وَاسِعَانِ
wāsiʕāni 		الْوَاسِعَانِ
al-wāsiʕāni 		وَاسِعَتَانِ
wāsiʕatāni 		الْوَاسِعَتَانِ
al-wāsiʕatāni
Accusative وَاسِعَيْنِ
wāsiʕayni 		الْوَاسِعَيْنِ
al-wāsiʕayni 		وَاسِعَتَيْنِ
wāsiʕatayni 		الْوَاسِعَتَيْنِ
al-wāsiʕatayni
Genitive وَاسِعَيْنِ
wāsiʕayni 		الْوَاسِعَيْنِ
al-wāsiʕayni 		وَاسِعَتَيْنِ
wāsiʕatayni 		الْوَاسِعَتَيْنِ
al-wāsiʕatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاسِعِين
wāsiʕīn 		الْوَاسِعِين
al-wāsiʕīn 		وَاسِعَات
wāsiʕāt 		الْوَاسِعَات
al-wāsiʕāt
Nominative وَاسِعُونَ
wāsiʕūna 		الْوَاسِعُونَ
al-wāsiʕūna 		وَاسِعَاتٌ
wāsiʕātun 		الْوَاسِعَاتُ
al-wāsiʕātu
Accusative وَاسِعِينَ
wāsiʕīna 		الْوَاسِعِينَ
al-wāsiʕīna 		وَاسِعَاتٍ
wāsiʕātin 		الْوَاسِعَاتِ
al-wāsiʕāti
Genitive وَاسِعِينَ
wāsiʕīna 		الْوَاسِعِينَ
al-wāsiʕīna 		وَاسِعَاتٍ
wāsiʕātin 		الْوَاسِعَاتِ
al-wāsiʕāti

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Maltese: wiesa’
  • Moroccan Arabic: واسع (wāsaʕ)

References

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِع (wāsiʕ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

واسع • (wāsaʕ) (feminine واسعة (wāsʕa), common plural وساع (wsāʕ), masculine plural واسعين (wāsʕīn), feminine plural واسعات (wāsʕāt), elative أوسع (ʔawsaʕ) or وسع (wsaʕ))

  1. wide
    Antonym: ضيق (ḍiyyaq)

Descendants

  • → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵡⵙⵄ (wsɛ)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و س ع
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِع (wāsiʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waː.siʕ/,
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

واسع • (wāseʕ) (feminine واسعة (wāsʕa), common plural واسعين (wāsʕīn), elative أوسع (ʔawsaʕ))

  1. wide, spacious
    Antonym: ضيّق (ḍiyyeʔ)

See also

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِع (wāsiʕ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

واسِع • (vāseʿ) (Hindi spelling वासि)

  1. capacious, wide, roomy
  2. ample

References

  • “واسع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “واسع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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