وسادة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- وِسَاد (wisād), وُسَاد (wusād), وَسَاد (wasād)
Etymology
Originally, a thing placed under the base of the head to sleep upon, hence a cushion, a seat or place to rest something upon. Cognate to Hebrew יְסוֹד (yǝsṓḏ, “base, foundation”), Aramaic אִיסָדָא (ʾĕsāḏā, “thing placed beneath, at the base or bottom; pillow”), Classical Syriac ܒܣܕܝܐ (bessāḏyā, “pillow, couch, place to rest upon”, literally “at the base or pillow”), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎒𐎄 (ysd, “base, foundation”), Akkadian 𒅖𒁲 (/išdu/, “base, foundation”), ultimately Proto-Semitic in origin.
Pronunciation
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Noun
وِسَادَة or وَسَادَة or وُسَادَة • (wisāda or wasāda or wusāda) f (plural وَسَائِد (wasāʔid) or وِسَادَات (wisādāt) or وَسَادَات (wasādāt) or وُسَادَات (wusādāt))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وِسَادَة; وَسَادَة; وُسَادَة wisāda; wasāda; wusāda |
الْوِسَادَة; الْوَسَادَة; الْوُسَادَة al-wisāda; al-wasāda; al-wusāda |
وِسَادَة; وَسَادَة; وُسَادَة wisādat; wasādat; wusādat |
| nominative | وِسَادَةٌ; وَسَادَةٌ; وُسَادَةٌ wisādatun; wasādatun; wusādatun |
الْوِسَادَةُ; الْوَسَادَةُ; الْوُسَادَةُ al-wisādatu; al-wasādatu; al-wusādatu |
وِسَادَةُ; وَسَادَةُ; وُسَادَةُ wisādatu; wasādatu; wusādatu |
| accusative | وِسَادَةً; وَسَادَةً; وُسَادَةً wisādatan; wasādatan; wusādatan |
الْوِسَادَةَ; الْوَسَادَةَ; الْوُسَادَةَ al-wisādata; al-wasādata; al-wusādata |
وِسَادَةَ; وَسَادَةَ; وُسَادَةَ wisādata; wasādata; wusādata |
| genitive | وِسَادَةٍ; وَسَادَةٍ; وُسَادَةٍ wisādatin; wasādatin; wusādatin |
الْوِسَادَةِ; الْوَسَادَةِ; الْوُسَادَةِ al-wisādati; al-wasādati; al-wusādati |
وِسَادَةِ; وَسَادَةِ; وُسَادَةِ wisādati; wasādati; wusādati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | وِسَادَتَيْن; وَسَادَتَيْن; وُسَادَتَيْن wisādatayn; wasādatayn; wusādatayn |
الْوِسَادَتَيْن; الْوَسَادَتَيْن; الْوُسَادَتَيْن al-wisādatayn; al-wasādatayn; al-wusādatayn |
وِسَادَتَيْ; وَسَادَتَيْ; وُسَادَتَيْ wisādatay; wasādatay; wusādatay |
| nominative | وِسَادَتَانِ; وَسَادَتَانِ; وُسَادَتَانِ wisādatāni; wasādatāni; wusādatāni |
الْوِسَادَتَانِ; الْوَسَادَتَانِ; الْوُسَادَتَانِ al-wisādatāni; al-wasādatāni; al-wusādatāni |
وِسَادَتَا; وَسَادَتَا; وُسَادَتَا wisādatā; wasādatā; wusādatā |
| accusative | وِسَادَتَيْنِ; وَسَادَتَيْنِ; وُسَادَتَيْنِ wisādatayni; wasādatayni; wusādatayni |
الْوِسَادَتَيْنِ; الْوَسَادَتَيْنِ; الْوُسَادَتَيْنِ al-wisādatayni; al-wasādatayni; al-wusādatayni |
وِسَادَتَيْ; وَسَادَتَيْ; وُسَادَتَيْ wisādatay; wasādatay; wusādatay |
| genitive | وِسَادَتَيْنِ; وَسَادَتَيْنِ; وُسَادَتَيْنِ wisādatayni; wasādatayni; wusādatayni |
الْوِسَادَتَيْنِ; الْوَسَادَتَيْنِ; الْوُسَادَتَيْنِ al-wisādatayni; al-wasādatayni; al-wusādatayni |
وِسَادَتَيْ; وَسَادَتَيْ; وُسَادَتَيْ wisādatay; wasādatay; wusādatay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَسَائِد; وِسَادَات; وَسَادَات; وُسَادَات wasāʔid; wisādāt; wasādāt; wusādāt |
الْوَسَائِد; الْوِسَادَات; الْوَسَادَات; الْوُسَادَات al-wasāʔid; al-wisādāt; al-wasādāt; al-wusādāt |
وَسَائِد; وِسَادَات; وَسَادَات; وُسَادَات wasāʔid; wisādāt; wasādāt; wusādāt |
| nominative | وَسَائِدُ; وِسَادَاتٌ; وَسَادَاتٌ; وُسَادَاتٌ wasāʔidu; wisādātun; wasādātun; wusādātun |
الْوَسَائِدُ; الْوِسَادَاتُ; الْوَسَادَاتُ; الْوُسَادَاتُ al-wasāʔidu; al-wisādātu; al-wasādātu; al-wusādātu |
وَسَائِدُ; وِسَادَاتُ; وَسَادَاتُ; وُسَادَاتُ wasāʔidu; wisādātu; wasādātu; wusādātu |
| accusative | وَسَائِدَ; وِسَادَاتٍ; وَسَادَاتٍ; وُسَادَاتٍ wasāʔida; wisādātin; wasādātin; wusādātin |
الْوَسَائِدَ; الْوِسَادَاتِ; الْوَسَادَاتِ; الْوُسَادَاتِ al-wasāʔida; al-wisādāti; al-wasādāti; al-wusādāti |
وَسَائِدَ; وِسَادَاتِ; وَسَادَاتِ; وُسَادَاتِ wasāʔida; wisādāti; wasādāti; wusādāti |
| genitive | وَسَائِدَ; وِسَادَاتٍ; وَسَادَاتٍ; وُسَادَاتٍ wasāʔida; wisādātin; wasādātin; wusādātin |
الْوَسَائِدِ; الْوِسَادَاتِ; الْوَسَادَاتِ; الْوُسَادَاتِ al-wasāʔidi; al-wisādāti; al-wasādāti; al-wusādāti |
وَسَائِدِ; وِسَادَاتِ; وَسَادَاتِ; وُسَادَاتِ wasāʔidi; wisādāti; wasādāti; wusādāti |
Derived terms
- وَسَّدَ (wassada, “to put a pillow under; to put to a pillow, to lay, to rest”)
- تَوَسَّدَ (tawassada, “to employ a pillow; to occupy oneself without cease with, to neglect other things for something”)
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wsaː.da/
Noun
وسادة • (wsāda) f (plural وسادات (wsādāt) or وسايد (wsāyid))
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda).
Pronunciation
Noun
وسادة • (wsāde) f (plural وسادات (wsādāt) or وسائد (wasāʔed))