واسطة

See also: واسطه and واسطہ

Arabic

Etymology

Root
و س ط (w s ṭ)
6 terms

Compare وَسْط (wasṭ, “center”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waː.si.tˤa/

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of noun **وَاسِطَة** (wāsiṭa)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	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

→ Azerbaijani: vasitə
→ Chagatai: واسطه
- Uyghur: ۋاسىتە (wasite)
- Uzbek: vosita
→ Ottoman Turkish: واسطه (vasıta)
- Turkish: vasıta
- Crimean Tatar: vasta
→ Persian: واسطه (vâsete)
→ Urdu: واسطہ

References

Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “واسطة”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd 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

IPA^(key): /waːs.tˤa/, [waːsˤ.tˤa]

Noun

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

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