wasta
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa)
Noun
wasta (plural wastas)
- (Arab society, often italicized) Intercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood
- 2003, 15 June, “Syed Rashid Husain”, in 'Wasta' at US Embassy:
- The number of those traveling to the US during summer may definitely have gone down, but if one can hook onto a wasta, one could get into the queue of applicants without having to get up early in the morning.
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Synonyms
- connections, nepotism
See also
wasta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- tawas
Balinese
Romanization
wasta
- Romanization of ᬯᬲ᭄ᬢ