أوسط

Arabic

Etymology

Has the form of 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))

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
Dual	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		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوَاسِط‎ ʾawāsiṭ	الْأَوَاسِط‎ al-ʾawāsiṭ	وُسَط‎ wusaṭ	الْوُسَط‎ al-wusaṭ
Nominative	أَوَاسِطُ‎ ʾawāsiṭu	الْأَوَاسِطُ‎ al-ʾawāsiṭu	وُسَطٌ‎ wusaṭun	الْوُسَطُ‎ al-wusaṭu
Accusative	أَوَاسِطَ‎ ʾawāsiṭa	الْأَوَاسِطَ‎ al-ʾawāsiṭa	وُسَطًا‎ wusaṭan	الْوُسَطَ‎ al-wusaṭa
Genitive	أَوَاسِطَ‎ ʾawāsiṭa	الْأَوَاسِطِ‎ al-ʾawāsiṭi	وُسَطٍ‎ wusaṭin	الْوُسَطِ‎ al-wusaṭi

Derived terms

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

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