متوسط
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of the verb تَوَسَّطَ (tawassaṭa, “to be in the middle”), constructed from the root و س ط (w-s-ṭ) of وَسْط (wasṭ, “middle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.ta.was.sitˤ/
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Adjective
مُتَوَسِّط • (mutawassiṭ) (feminine مُتَوَسِّطَة (mutawassiṭa), masculine plural مُتَوَسِّطُونَ (mutawassiṭūna), feminine plural مُتَوَسِّطَات (mutawassiṭāt))
- being in the middle, mediating
- middle, central
- medium
- بَيْتُهُمْ مُتَوَسِّطُ الْحَجْمِ ― baytuhum mutawassiṭu l-ḥajmi ― their house is middle-sized
- average, middling, indifferent
Declension
Declension of adjective مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُتَوَسِّط mutawassiṭ | الْمُتَوَسِّط al-mutawassiṭ | مُتَوَسِّطَة mutawassiṭa | الْمُتَوَسِّطَة al-mutawassiṭa |
Nominative | مُتَوَسِّطٌ mutawassiṭun | الْمُتَوَسِّطُ al-mutawassiṭu | مُتَوَسِّطَةٌ mutawassiṭatun | الْمُتَوَسِّطَةُ al-mutawassiṭatu |
Accusative | مُتَوَسِّطًا mutawassiṭan | الْمُتَوَسِّطَ al-mutawassiṭa | مُتَوَسِّطَةً mutawassiṭatan | الْمُتَوَسِّطَةَ al-mutawassiṭata |
Genitive | مُتَوَسِّطٍ mutawassiṭin | الْمُتَوَسِّطِ al-mutawassiṭi | مُتَوَسِّطَةٍ mutawassiṭatin | الْمُتَوَسِّطَةِ al-mutawassiṭati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُتَوَسِّطَيْن mutawassiṭayn | الْمُتَوَسِّطَيْن al-mutawassiṭayn | مُتَوَسِّطَتَيْن mutawassiṭatayn | الْمُتَوَسِّطَتَيْن al-mutawassiṭatayn |
Nominative | مُتَوَسِّطَانِ mutawassiṭāni | الْمُتَوَسِّطَانِ al-mutawassiṭāni | مُتَوَسِّطَتَانِ mutawassiṭatāni | الْمُتَوَسِّطَتَانِ al-mutawassiṭatāni |
Accusative | مُتَوَسِّطَيْنِ mutawassiṭayni | الْمُتَوَسِّطَيْنِ al-mutawassiṭayni | مُتَوَسِّطَتَيْنِ mutawassiṭatayni | الْمُتَوَسِّطَتَيْنِ al-mutawassiṭatayni |
Genitive | مُتَوَسِّطَيْنِ mutawassiṭayni | الْمُتَوَسِّطَيْنِ al-mutawassiṭayni | مُتَوَسِّطَتَيْنِ mutawassiṭatayni | الْمُتَوَسِّطَتَيْنِ al-mutawassiṭatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُتَوَسِّطِين mutawassiṭīn | الْمُتَوَسِّطِين al-mutawassiṭīn | مُتَوَسِّطَات mutawassiṭāt | الْمُتَوَسِّطَات al-mutawassiṭāt |
Nominative | مُتَوَسِّطُونَ mutawassiṭūna | الْمُتَوَسِّطُونَ al-mutawassiṭūna | مُتَوَسِّطَاتٌ mutawassiṭātun | الْمُتَوَسِّطَاتُ al-mutawassiṭātu |
Accusative | مُتَوَسِّطِينَ mutawassiṭīna | الْمُتَوَسِّطِينَ al-mutawassiṭīna | مُتَوَسِّطَاتٍ mutawassiṭātin | الْمُتَوَسِّطَاتِ al-mutawassiṭāti |
Genitive | مُتَوَسِّطِينَ mutawassiṭīna | الْمُتَوَسِّطِينَ al-mutawassiṭīna | مُتَوَسِّطَاتٍ mutawassiṭātin | الْمُتَوَسِّطَاتِ al-mutawassiṭāti |
Derived terms
- اَلْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-ʾabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ)
- اَلْبَحْر الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-mutawassiṭ)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “متوسط”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “وسط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /mutawassit/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /mʊtawassɪt/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /motævæsset/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /mutavassit/
Adjective
مُتَوَسِّط • (motavasset)
- medium
- average