واسطة

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See also: واسطه and واسطہ

Arabic

Etymology

Root
و س ط (w s ṭ)
6 terms

Compare وَسْط (wasṭ, “center”).

Pronunciation

Noun

وَاسِطَة • (wāsiṭa) f (plural وَاسِطَات (wāsiṭāt))

  1. intermediary
  2. agent, means, medium
    بِوَاسِطَة ― bi-wāsiṭa ― through, by means of
  3. expedient
  4. personal connection, contact, hookup, networking; nepotism, cronyism

Declension

Declension of noun وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal وَاسِطَة
wāsiṭa 		الْوَاسِطَة
al-wāsiṭa 		وَاسِطَة
wāsiṭat
Nominative وَاسِطَةٌ
wāsiṭatun 		الْوَاسِطَةُ
al-wāsiṭatu 		وَاسِطَةُ
wāsiṭatu
Accusative وَاسِطَةً
wāsiṭatan 		الْوَاسِطَةَ
al-wāsiṭata 		وَاسِطَةَ
wāsiṭata
Genitive وَاسِطَةٍ
wāsiṭatin 		الْوَاسِطَةِ
al-wāsiṭati 		وَاسِطَةِ
wāsiṭati

Descendants

References

  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “واسطة”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “وسط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و س ط
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).

Pronunciation

Noun

واسطة • (wāsṭa) f (plural وَاسْطَات (wāsṭāt))

  1. personal connection, contact, hookup, networking; nepotism, cronyism
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