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واسطة
واسطة
Arabic
Noun
وَاسِطَة • (wāsiṭa) f (plural وَاسِطَات (wāsiṭāt))
- intermediary
- agent, means, medium
- بِوَاسِطَة ― bi-wāsiṭa ― through, by means of
- expedient
- 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 |
References
- “واسطة” in J.A. Haywood and H.M. Nahmad (1965), A new Arabic grammar (second edition), London: Lund Humphries, ISBN 0-85331-585-X
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “وسط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4