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单词 wasta
释义

wasta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa)

Noun

wasta (plural wastas)

  1. (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.

Synonyms

  • connections, nepotism

See also

  • wasta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • tawas

Balinese

Romanization

wasta

  1. Romanization of ᬯᬲ᭄ᬢ
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