أوسط

أوسط

Arabic

Etymology

An elative adjective, from the root و س ط‎ (w-s-ṭ); compare وَسْط‎ (wasṭ, “center”).

Adjective

أَوْسَط • (ʾawsaṭ) (feminine وُسْطَى‎ (wusṭā), masculine plural أَوَاسِط‎ (ʾawāsiṭ), feminine plural وُسَط‎ (wusaṭ))

1. elative degree of وَسِيط‎ (wasīṭ)
2. middle, central

Declension

Declension of adjective أَوْسَط (ʾawsaṭ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوْسَط ʾawsaṭ	الْأَوْسَط‎ al-ʾawsaṭ	وُسْطَى‎ wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى‎ al-wusṭā
Nominative	أَوْسَطُ ʾawsaṭu	الْأَوْسَطُ‎ al-ʾawsaṭu	وُسْطَى‎ wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى‎ al-wusṭā
Accusative	أَوْسَطَ ʾawsaṭa	الْأَوْسَطَ‎ al-ʾawsaṭa	وُسْطَى‎ wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى‎ al-wusṭā
Genitive	أَوْسَطَ ʾawsaṭa	الْأَوْسَطِ‎ al-ʾawsaṭi	وُسْطَى‎ wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى‎ al-wusṭā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوْسَطَيْن‎ ʾawsaṭayn	الْأَوْسَطَيْن‎ al-ʾawsaṭayn	وُسْطَيَيْن‎ wusṭayayn	الْوُسْطَيَيْن‎ al-wusṭayayn
Nominative	أَوْسَطَانِ‎ ʾawsaṭāni	الْأَوْسَطَانِ‎ al-ʾawsaṭāni	وُسْطَيَانِ‎ wusṭayāni	الْوُسْطَيَانِ‎ al-wusṭayāni
Accusative	أَوْسَطَيْنِ‎ ʾawsaṭayni	الْأَوْسَطَيْنِ‎ al-ʾawsaṭayni	وُسْطَيَيْنِ‎ wusṭayayni	الْوُسْطَيَيْنِ‎ al-wusṭayayni
Genitive	أَوْسَطَيْنِ‎ ʾawsaṭayni	الْأَوْسَطَيْنِ‎ al-ʾawsaṭayni	وُسْطَيَيْنِ‎ wusṭayayni	الْوُسْطَيَيْنِ‎ al-wusṭayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound masculine plural		basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوَاسِط‎‎; أَوْسَطِين‎ ʾawāsiṭ‎; ʾawsaṭīn	الْأَوَاسِط‎‎; الْأَوْسَطِين‎ al-ʾawāsiṭ‎; al-ʾawsaṭīn	وُسَط‎‎; وُسْطَيَات‎ wusaṭ‎; wusṭayāt	الْوُسَط‎‎; الْوُسْطَيَات‎ al-wusaṭ‎; al-wusṭayāt
Nominative	أَوَاسِطُ‎‎; أَوْسَطُونَ‎ ʾawāsiṭu‎; ʾawsaṭūna	الْأَوَاسِطُ‎‎; الْأَوْسَطُونَ‎ al-ʾawāsiṭu‎; al-ʾawsaṭūna	وُسَطٌ‎‎; وُسْطَيَاتٌ‎ wusaṭun‎; wusṭayātun	الْوُسَطُ‎‎; الْوُسْطَيَاتُ‎ al-wusaṭu‎; al-wusṭayātu
Accusative	أَوَاسِطَ‎‎; أَوْسَطِينَ‎ ʾawāsiṭa‎; ʾawsaṭīna	الْأَوَاسِطَ‎‎; الْأَوْسَطِينَ‎ al-ʾawāsiṭa‎; al-ʾawsaṭīna	وُسَطًا‎‎; وُسْطَيَاتٍ‎ wusaṭan‎; wusṭayātin	الْوُسَطَ‎‎; الْوُسْطَيَاتِ‎ al-wusaṭa‎; al-wusṭayāti
Genitive	أَوَاسِطَ‎‎; أَوْسَطِينَ‎ ʾawāsiṭa‎; ʾawsaṭīna	الْأَوَاسِطِ‎‎; الْأَوْسَطِينَ‎ al-ʾawāsiṭi‎; al-ʾawsaṭīna	وُسَطٍ‎‎; وُسْطَيَاتٍ‎ wusaṭin‎; wusṭayātin	الْوُسَطِ‎‎; الْوُسْطَيَاتِ‎ al-wusaṭi‎; al-wusṭayāti

Derived terms

• الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط‎ (aš-šarq al-ʾawsaṭ)
• الْعُصُور الْوُسْطَى‎ (al-ʿuṣūr al-wusṭā), الْقُرُون الْوُسْطَى‎ (al-qurūn al-wusṭā)