وسيط

Arabic

Root
و س ط (w s ṭ)
6 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb وَسُطَ (wasuṭa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wa.siːtˤ/
Rhymes: -iːtˤ

Adjective

وَسِيط • (wasīṭ) (feminine وَسِيطَة (wasīṭa), common plural وُسَطَاء (wusaṭāʔ), feminine plural وَسِيطَات (wasīṭāt), elative أَوْسَط (ʔawsaṭ))

intermediary, intermediating

Declension

Declension of adjective **وَسِيط** (wasīṭ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وَسِيط wasīṭ	الْوَسِيط al-wasīṭ	وَسِيطَة wasīṭa	الْوَسِيطَة al-wasīṭa
nominative	وَسِيطٌ wasīṭun	الْوَسِيطُ al-wasīṭu	وَسِيطَةٌ wasīṭatun	الْوَسِيطَةُ al-wasīṭatu
accusative	وَسِيطًا wasīṭan	الْوَسِيطَ al-wasīṭa	وَسِيطَةً wasīṭatan	الْوَسِيطَةَ al-wasīṭata
genitive	وَسِيطٍ wasīṭin	الْوَسِيطِ al-wasīṭi	وَسِيطَةٍ wasīṭatin	الْوَسِيطَةِ al-wasīṭati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وَسِيطَيْن wasīṭayn	الْوَسِيطَيْن al-wasīṭayn	وَسِيطَتَيْن wasīṭatayn	الْوَسِيطَتَيْن al-wasīṭatayn
nominative	وَسِيطَانِ wasīṭāni	الْوَسِيطَانِ al-wasīṭāni	وَسِيطَتَانِ wasīṭatāni	الْوَسِيطَتَانِ al-wasīṭatāni
accusative	وَسِيطَيْنِ wasīṭayni	الْوَسِيطَيْنِ al-wasīṭayni	وَسِيطَتَيْنِ wasīṭatayni	الْوَسِيطَتَيْنِ al-wasīṭatayni
genitive	وَسِيطَيْنِ wasīṭayni	الْوَسِيطَيْنِ al-wasīṭayni	وَسِيطَتَيْنِ wasīṭatayni	الْوَسِيطَتَيْنِ al-wasīṭatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وُسَطَاء wusaṭāʔ	الْوُسَطَاء al-wusaṭāʔ	وَسِيطَات‎; وُسَطَاء wasīṭāt‎; wusaṭāʔ	الْوَسِيطَات‎; الْوُسَطَاء al-wasīṭāt‎; al-wusaṭāʔ
nominative	وُسَطَاءُ wusaṭāʔu	الْوُسَطَاءُ al-wusaṭāʔu	وَسِيطَاتٌ‎; وُسَطَاءُ wasīṭātun‎; wusaṭāʔu	الْوَسِيطَاتُ‎; الْوُسَطَاءُ al-wasīṭātu‎; al-wusaṭāʔu
accusative	وُسَطَاءَ wusaṭāʔa	الْوُسَطَاءَ al-wusaṭāʔa	وَسِيطَاتٍ‎; وُسَطَاءَ wasīṭātin‎; wusaṭāʔa	الْوَسِيطَاتِ‎; الْوُسَطَاءَ al-wasīṭāti‎; al-wusaṭāʔa
genitive	وُسَطَاءَ wusaṭāʔa	الْوُسَطَاءِ al-wusaṭāʔi	وَسِيطَاتٍ‎; وُسَطَاءَ wasīṭātin‎; wusaṭāʔa	الْوَسِيطَاتِ‎; الْوُسَطَاءِ al-wasīṭāti‎; al-wusaṭāʔi

Noun

وَسِيط • (wasīṭ) m (plural وُسَطَاء (wusaṭāʔ))

(business) broker, middleman, intercessor, mediator

Declension

Declension of noun **وَسِيط** (wasīṭ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	وَسِيط wasīṭ	الْوَسِيط al-wasīṭ	وَسِيط wasīṭ
nominative	وَسِيطٌ wasīṭun	الْوَسِيطُ al-wasīṭu	وَسِيطُ wasīṭu
accusative	وَسِيطًا wasīṭan	الْوَسِيطَ al-wasīṭa	وَسِيطَ wasīṭa
genitive	وَسِيطٍ wasīṭin	الْوَسِيطِ al-wasīṭi	وَسِيطِ wasīṭi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	وَسِيطَيْن wasīṭayn	الْوَسِيطَيْن al-wasīṭayn	وَسِيطَيْ wasīṭay
nominative	وَسِيطَانِ wasīṭāni	الْوَسِيطَانِ al-wasīṭāni	وَسِيطَا wasīṭā
accusative	وَسِيطَيْنِ wasīṭayni	الْوَسِيطَيْنِ al-wasīṭayni	وَسِيطَيْ wasīṭay
genitive	وَسِيطَيْنِ wasīṭayni	الْوَسِيطَيْنِ al-wasīṭayni	وَسِيطَيْ wasīṭay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	وُسَطَاء wusaṭāʔ	الْوُسَطَاء al-wusaṭāʔ	وُسَطَاء wusaṭāʔ
nominative	وُسَطَاءُ wusaṭāʔu	الْوُسَطَاءُ al-wusaṭāʔu	وُسَطَاءُ wusaṭāʔu
accusative	وُسَطَاءَ wusaṭāʔa	الْوُسَطَاءَ al-wusaṭāʔa	وُسَطَاءَ wusaṭāʔa
genitive	وُسَطَاءَ wusaṭāʔa	الْوُسَطَاءِ al-wusaṭāʔi	وُسَطَاءِ wusaṭāʔi

Noun

وَسِيط • (wasīṭ) m

(statistics) median

Declension

Declension of noun **وَسِيط** (wasīṭ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	وَسِيط wasīṭ	الْوَسِيط al-wasīṭ	وَسِيط wasīṭ
nominative	وَسِيطٌ wasīṭun	الْوَسِيطُ al-wasīṭu	وَسِيطُ wasīṭu
accusative	وَسِيطًا wasīṭan	الْوَسِيطَ al-wasīṭa	وَسِيطَ wasīṭa
genitive	وَسِيطٍ wasīṭin	الْوَسِيطِ al-wasīṭi	وَسِيطِ wasīṭi

Descendants

Azerbaijani: vəsit
Northern Kurdish: wesît
→ Ottoman Turkish: وسیط (vasit)
Urdu: وَسِیط (vasīt)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وسيط”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979) “وسيط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN