Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic وَسِيلَة (wasīla).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? wasīla
Dari reading? wasīla
Iranian reading? vasile
Tajik reading? vasila
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Noun

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Dari وسیله
Iranian Persian
Tajik васила

وسیله (vasile) (plural وسیله‌ها (vasile-hâ) or وسائل (vasâ'el))

  1. means, medium
    وسیلهٔ نقلیهvasile-ye naqliyemeans of conveyance, transport means
    وسیلهٔ امرار معاشvasile-ye emrâr-e ma'âšmeans of living; means of livelihood
  2. method, tool
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