واسط
Arabic
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editوَاسِط • (wāsiṭ) (feminine وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa), masculine plural وَاسِطُونَ (wāsiṭūna), feminine plural وَاسِطَات (wāsiṭāt))
- active participle of وَسَطَ (wasaṭa)
Declension
editDeclension of adjective وَاسِط (wāsiṭ)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | وَاسِط wāsiṭ |
الْوَاسِط al-wāsiṭ |
وَاسِطَة wāsiṭa |
الْوَاسِطَة al-wāsiṭa |
Nominative | وَاسِطٌ wāsiṭun |
الْوَاسِطُ al-wāsiṭu |
وَاسِطَةٌ wāsiṭatun |
الْوَاسِطَةُ al-wāsiṭatu |
Accusative | وَاسِطًا wāsiṭan |
الْوَاسِطَ al-wāsiṭa |
وَاسِطَةً wāsiṭatan |
الْوَاسِطَةَ al-wāsiṭata |
Genitive | وَاسِطٍ wāsiṭin |
الْوَاسِطِ al-wāsiṭi |
وَاسِطَةٍ wāsiṭatin |
الْوَاسِطَةِ al-wāsiṭati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | وَاسِطَيْن wāsiṭayn |
الْوَاسِطَيْن al-wāsiṭayn |
وَاسِطَتَيْن wāsiṭatayn |
الْوَاسِطَتَيْن al-wāsiṭatayn |
Nominative | وَاسِطَانِ wāsiṭāni |
الْوَاسِطَانِ al-wāsiṭāni |
وَاسِطَتَانِ wāsiṭatāni |
الْوَاسِطَتَانِ al-wāsiṭatāni |
Accusative | وَاسِطَيْنِ wāsiṭayni |
الْوَاسِطَيْنِ al-wāsiṭayni |
وَاسِطَتَيْنِ wāsiṭatayni |
الْوَاسِطَتَيْنِ al-wāsiṭatayni |
Genitive | وَاسِطَيْنِ wāsiṭayni |
الْوَاسِطَيْنِ al-wāsiṭayni |
وَاسِطَتَيْنِ wāsiṭatayni |
الْوَاسِطَتَيْنِ al-wāsiṭatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | وَاسِطِين wāsiṭīn |
الْوَاسِطِين al-wāsiṭīn |
وَاسِطَات wāsiṭāt |
الْوَاسِطَات al-wāsiṭāt |
Nominative | وَاسِطُونَ wāsiṭūna |
الْوَاسِطُونَ al-wāsiṭūna |
وَاسِطَاتٌ wāsiṭātun |
الْوَاسِطَاتُ al-wāsiṭātu |
Accusative | وَاسِطِينَ wāsiṭīna |
الْوَاسِطِينَ al-wāsiṭīna |
وَاسِطَاتٍ wāsiṭātin |
الْوَاسِطَاتِ al-wāsiṭāti |
Genitive | وَاسِطِينَ wāsiṭīna |
الْوَاسِطِينَ al-wāsiṭīna |
وَاسِطَاتٍ wāsiṭātin |
الْوَاسِطَاتِ al-wāsiṭāti |
Descendants
editProper noun
editوَاسِط • (wāsiṭ) f
- Wasit (a city in Iraq).
- Wasit (a governorate of Iraq).
Derived terms
edit- وَاسِطِيّ (wāsiṭiyy)
Descendants
editOttoman Turkish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic وَاسِط (wāsiṭ).
Adjective
editواسط • (vasıt)
- middle; central; intermediary
Proper noun
editواسط • (vasıt)
Related terms
edit- واسطی (vasıtî)
Descendants
edit- Turkish: Vasıt
Further reading
edit- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “واسط”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2122
Persian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic وَاسِط (wāsiṭ).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [wɑː.sit]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vɒː.set̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vɔ.sit̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | wāsit |
Dari reading? | wāsit |
Iranian reading? | vâset |
Tajik reading? | vosit |
Noun
editDari | واسط |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | восит |
واسط • (vâset)
- the middle
- a mediator
- a brideman, marriage-broker, match-maker
- the fore-part of a camel's saddle
Proper noun
editDari | واسط |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Восит |
واسط • (vâset)
- Wasit (a city in Iraq).
- Wasit (a governorate of Iraq).
Related terms
edit- واسطی (vâseti)
Further reading
edit- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “واسط”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “واسط”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic وَاسِط (wāsiṭ).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.sɪt̪/
Noun
editواسِط • (vāsit) m (Hindi spelling वासित)
- the middle
- a mediator
- a go-between; middle-man; match-maker
Proper noun
editواسِط • (vāsit) m (Hindi spelling वासित)
- Wasit (a city in Iraq).
- Wasit (a governorate of Iraq).
Related terms
edit- واسِطی (vāsitī)
Further reading
edit- “واسط”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “واسط”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “واسط”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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