واسطة

واسطة

See also: واسطه‎ and واسطہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waː.si.tˤa/

Noun

وَاسِطَة • (wāsiṭa) f (plural وَاسِطَات‎ (wāsiṭāt))

1. intermediary
2. agent, means, medium

   ‏بِوَاسِطَة‎ ― bi-wāsiṭa ― through, by means of

3. expedient
4. personal connection, contact, hookup, networking; nepotism, cronyism

Declension

Declension of noun وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَاسِطَة wāsiṭa	الْوَاسِطَة‎ al-wāsiṭa	وَاسِطَة wāsiṭat
Nominative	وَاسِطَةٌ wāsiṭatun	الْوَاسِطَةُ‎ al-wāsiṭatu	وَاسِطَةُ wāsiṭatu
Accusative	وَاسِطَةً wāsiṭatan	الْوَاسِطَةَ‎ al-wāsiṭata	وَاسِطَةَ wāsiṭata
Genitive	وَاسِطَةٍ wāsiṭatin	الْوَاسِطَةِ‎ al-wāsiṭati	وَاسِطَةِ wāsiṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَاسِطَتَيْن‎ wāsiṭatayn	الْوَاسِطَتَيْن‎ al-wāsiṭatayn	وَاسِطَتَيْ‎ wāsiṭatay
Nominative	وَاسِطَتَانِ‎ wāsiṭatāni	الْوَاسِطَتَانِ‎ al-wāsiṭatāni	وَاسِطَتَا‎ wāsiṭatā
Accusative	وَاسِطَتَيْنِ‎ wāsiṭatayni	الْوَاسِطَتَيْنِ‎ al-wāsiṭatayni	وَاسِطَتَيْ‎ wāsiṭatay
Genitive	وَاسِطَتَيْنِ‎ wāsiṭatayni	الْوَاسِطَتَيْنِ‎ al-wāsiṭatayni	وَاسِطَتَيْ‎ wāsiṭatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَاسِطَات‎ wāsiṭāt	الْوَاسِطَات‎ al-wāsiṭāt	وَاسِطَات‎ wāsiṭāt
Nominative	وَاسِطَاتٌ‎ wāsiṭātun	الْوَاسِطَاتُ‎ al-wāsiṭātu	وَاسِطَاتُ‎ wāsiṭātu
Accusative	وَاسِطَاتٍ‎ wāsiṭātin	الْوَاسِطَاتِ‎ al-wāsiṭāti	وَاسِطَاتِ‎ wāsiṭāti
Genitive	وَاسِطَاتٍ‎ wāsiṭātin	الْوَاسِطَاتِ‎ al-wāsiṭāti	وَاسِطَاتِ‎ wāsiṭāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: vasitə
• → Chagatai: واسطه‎
  • Uyghur: ۋاسىتە‎ (wasite)
  • Uzbek: vosita
• → Ottoman Turkish: واسطه‎ (vasıta)
  • Turkish: vasıta
• → Persian: واسطه‎ (vâsete)
• → Urdu: واسطہ‎

References

• Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “واسطة”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “وسط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN