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Definition 2024
وسط
وسط
Arabic
Pronunciation
Noun
وَسَط or وَسْط • (wasaṭ or wasṭ) m (plural أَوْسَاط (ʾawsāṭ))
- middle, center
- waist
- the golden mean
- milieu, environment, surroundings, sphere
- means, instrument, agent, medium
- mediocrity, medium quality, average
- (plural) circles, quarters, classes, strata (of population)
Declension
Declension of noun وَسَط (wasaṭ); وَسْط (wasṭ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وَسَط; وَسْط wasaṭ; wasṭ |
الْوَسَط; الْوَسْط al-wasaṭ; al-wasṭ |
وَسَط; وَسْط wasaṭ; wasṭ |
| Nominative | وَسَطٌ; وَسْطٌ wasaṭun; wasṭun |
الْوَسَطُ; الْوَسْطُ al-wasaṭu; al-wasṭu |
وَسَطُ; وَسْطُ wasaṭu; wasṭu |
| Accusative | وَسَطًا; وَسْطًا wasaṭan; wasṭan |
الْوَسَطَ; الْوَسْطَ al-wasaṭa; al-wasṭa |
وَسَطَ; وَسْطَ wasaṭa; wasṭa |
| Genitive | وَسَطٍ; وَسْطٍ wasaṭin; wasṭin |
الْوَسَطِ; الْوَسْطِ al-wasaṭi; al-wasṭi |
وَسَطِ; وَسْطِ wasaṭi; wasṭi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | وَسَطَيْن; وَسْطَيْن wasaṭayn; wasṭayn |
الْوَسَطَيْن; الْوَسْطَيْن al-wasaṭayn; al-wasṭayn |
وَسَطَيْ; وَسْطَيْ wasaṭay; wasṭay |
| Nominative | وَسَطَانِ; وَسْطَانِ wasaṭāni; wasṭāni |
الْوَسَطَانِ; الْوَسْطَانِ al-wasaṭāni; al-wasṭāni |
وَسَطَا; وَسْطَا wasaṭā; wasṭā |
| Accusative | وَسَطَيْنِ; وَسْطَيْنِ wasaṭayni; wasṭayni |
الْوَسَطَيْنِ; الْوَسْطَيْنِ al-wasaṭayni; al-wasṭayni |
وَسَطَيْ; وَسْطَيْ wasaṭay; wasṭay |
| Genitive | وَسَطَيْنِ; وَسْطَيْنِ wasaṭayni; wasṭayni |
الْوَسَطَيْنِ; الْوَسْطَيْنِ al-wasaṭayni; al-wasṭayni |
وَسَطَيْ; وَسْطَيْ wasaṭay; wasṭay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَوْسَاط ʾawsāṭ |
الْأَوْسَاط al-ʾawsāṭ |
أَوْسَاط ʾawsāṭ |
| Nominative | أَوْسَاطٌ ʾawsāṭun |
الْأَوْسَاطُ al-ʾawsāṭu |
أَوْسَاطُ ʾawsāṭu |
| Accusative | أَوْسَاطًا ʾawsāṭan |
الْأَوْسَاطَ al-ʾawsāṭa |
أَوْسَاطَ ʾawsāṭa |
| Genitive | أَوْسَاطٍ ʾawsāṭin |
الْأَوْسَاطِ al-ʾawsāṭi |
أَوْسَاطِ ʾawsāṭi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “وسط”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1976), “وسط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8
Etymology 2
Adjective
وُسَط • (wusaṭ) f pl
- feminine plural of أَوْسَط (ʾawsaṭ)