وسع

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

From the root و س ع (w-s-ʕ). Compare Egyptian wsḫ (to be wide) and possibly Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⵙⵉⵖ (ssiɣ, to pass, give, extend, expand).

Pronunciation

Verb

وَسُعَ (wasuʕa) I (non-past يَوْسُعُ (yawsuʕu), verbal noun وَسَاعَة (wasāʕa))

  1. to be wide
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Verb

وَسِعَ (wasiʕa) I (non-past يَسَعُ (yasaʕu), verbal noun سِعَة (siʕa) or سَعَة (saʕa))

  1. to be wide
  2. to hold, to contain
  3. to encompass, to extend
  4. to be easy for, to be possible for
Conjugation

Etymology 1.3

Verb

وَسَّعَ (wassaʕa) II (non-past يُوَسِّعُ (yuwassiʕu), verbal noun تَوْسِيع (tawsīʕ) or تَوْسِعَة (tawsiʕa))

  1. to expand
Conjugation

Etymology 1.4

Noun

وُسْع (wusʕm

  1. ability, strength
    Synonym: طَاقَة (ṭāqa)
    بِكُلِّ مَا فِي وُسْعِي
    bikulli mā fī wusʕī
    With all of my strength
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:286:
      لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
      lā yukallifu l-lahu nafsan ʔillā wusʕahā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وُسْع (wusʕ).

Noun

وسع (vüs')

  1. power
  2. ability
  3. wealth

References

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وسع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2137a
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و س ع
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَسَعَ (wasaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wi.siʕ/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

وسع (wisiʕ) I (present بوسع (būsaʕ))

  1. to fit, to hold
    الغرفة ما بتوسع كل الناس
    il-ḡorfe mā btūsaʕ kull in-nās
    the room won't fit everyone
Conjugation
    Conjugation of وسع (wisiʕ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وسعت (wsiʕt) وسعت (wsiʕt) وسع (wisiʕ) وسعنا (wsiʕna) وسعتو (wsiʕtu) وسعو (wisʕu)
f وسعتي (wsiʕti) وسعت (wisʕat)
present m بوسع (bawsaʕ) بتوسع (btūsaʕ) بيوسع (būsaʕ) منوسع (mnūsaʕ) بتوسعو (btūsaʕu) بيوسعو (būsaʕu)
f بتوسعي (btūsaʕi) بتوسع (btūsaʕ)
subjunctive m اوسع (awsaʕ) توسع (tūsaʕ) يوسع (yūsaʕ) نوسع (nūsaʕ) توسعو (tūsaʕu) يوسعو (yūsaʕu)
f توسعي (tūsaʕi) توسع (tūsaʕ)
imperative m اوسع (ūsaʕ) اوسعو (ūsaʕu)
f اوسعي (ūsaʕi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَسَّعَ (wassaʕa).

Pronunciation

Verb

وسّع (wassaʕ) II (present بوسّع (biwasseʕ))

  1. (transitive) to extend, to expand, to make space
    بدّنا نوسّع الصالون
    baddna nwasseʕ aṣ-ṣālōn
    We want to extend the living room.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of وسّع (wassaʕ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وسّعت (wassaʕt) وسّعت (wassaʕt) وسّع (wassaʕ) وسّعنا (wassaʕna) وسّعتو (wassaʕtu) وسّعو (wassaʕu)
f وسّعتي (wassaʕti) وسّعت (wassaʕat)
present m بوسّع (bawasseʕ) بتوسّع (bitwasseʕ) بوسّع (biwasseʕ) منوسّع (minwasseʕ) بتوسّعو (bitwassʕu) بوسّعو (biwassʕu)
f بتوسّعي (bitwassʕi) بتوسّع (bitwasseʕ)
subjunctive m اوسّع (awasseʕ) توسّع (twasseʕ) يوسّع (ywasseʕ) نوسّع (nwasseʕ) توسّعو (twassʕu) يوسّعو (ywassʕu)
f توسّعي (twassʕi) توسّع (twasseʕ)
imperative m وسّع (wasseʕ) وسّعو (wassʕu)
f وسّعي (wassʕi)