وسيلة

وسيلة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و س ل‎ (w-s-l).

Pronunciation

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Noun

وَسِيلَة • (wasīla) f (plural وَسَائِل‎ (wasāʾil))

1. means, medium

   ‏بِوَسِيلَة‎ ― bi-wasīlat ― by means of

   ‏وَسَائِل الْإِنْتَاجِ‎ ― wasāʾil al-ʾintāji ― means of production

2. tool, instrument, device, implement
3. (often plural) measure, step, provision
4. (in the plural) media

   ‏وَسَائِل الْإِعْلَامِ‎ ― wasāʾil al-ʾiʿlāmi ― media, news media

Declension

Declension of noun وَسِيلَة (wasīla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَسِيلَة wasīla	الْوَسِيلَة‎ al-wasīla	وَسِيلَة wasīlat
Nominative	وَسِيلَةٌ wasīlatun	الْوَسِيلَةُ‎ al-wasīlatu	وَسِيلَةُ wasīlatu
Accusative	وَسِيلَةً wasīlatan	الْوَسِيلَةَ‎ al-wasīlata	وَسِيلَةَ wasīlata
Genitive	وَسِيلَةٍ wasīlatin	الْوَسِيلَةِ‎ al-wasīlati	وَسِيلَةِ wasīlati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَسِيلَتَيْن‎ wasīlatayn	الْوَسِيلَتَيْن‎ al-wasīlatayn	وَسِيلَتَيْ‎ wasīlatay
Nominative	وَسِيلَتَانِ‎ wasīlatāni	الْوَسِيلَتَانِ‎ al-wasīlatāni	وَسِيلَتَا‎ wasīlatā
Accusative	وَسِيلَتَيْنِ‎ wasīlatayni	الْوَسِيلَتَيْنِ‎ al-wasīlatayni	وَسِيلَتَيْ‎ wasīlatay
Genitive	وَسِيلَتَيْنِ‎ wasīlatayni	الْوَسِيلَتَيْنِ‎ al-wasīlatayni	وَسِيلَتَيْ‎ wasīlatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَسَائِل‎ wasāʾil	الْوَسَائِل‎ al-wasāʾil	وَسَائِل‎ wasāʾil
Nominative	وَسَائِلُ‎ wasāʾilu	الْوَسَائِلُ‎ al-wasāʾilu	وَسَائِلُ‎ wasāʾilu
Accusative	وَسَائِلَ‎ wasāʾila	الْوَسَائِلَ‎ al-wasāʾila	وَسَائِلَ‎ wasāʾila
Genitive	وَسَائِلَ‎ wasāʾila	الْوَسَائِلِ‎ al-wasāʾili	وَسَائِلِ‎ wasāʾili

Synonyms

• وَسِيطَة‎ (wasīṭa)
• وَاسِطَة‎ (wāsiṭa)