وسط

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root و س ط‎ (w-s-ṭ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wa.satˁ/
IPA^(key): /wastˁ/
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Noun

وَسَط or وَسْط • (wasaṭ or wasṭ) m (plural أَوْسَاط‎ (ʾawsāṭ))

middle, center
waist
the golden mean
milieu, environment, surroundings, sphere
means, instrument, agent, medium
mediocrity, medium quality, average
(plural) circles, quarters, classes, strata (of population)

Declension

Declension of noun وَسَط (wasaṭ)‎; وَسْط (wasṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَسَط‎; وَسْط wasaṭ‎; wasṭ	الْوَسَط‎‎; الْوَسْط‎ al-wasaṭ‎; al-wasṭ	وَسَط‎; وَسْط wasaṭ‎; wasṭ
Nominative	وَسَطٌ‎; وَسْطٌ wasaṭun‎; wasṭun	الْوَسَطُ‎‎; الْوَسْطُ‎ al-wasaṭu‎; al-wasṭu	وَسَطُ‎; وَسْطُ wasaṭu‎; wasṭu
Accusative	وَسَطًا‎‎; وَسْطًا‎ wasaṭan‎; wasṭan	الْوَسَطَ‎‎; الْوَسْطَ‎ al-wasaṭa‎; al-wasṭa	وَسَطَ‎; وَسْطَ wasaṭa‎; wasṭa
Genitive	وَسَطٍ‎; وَسْطٍ wasaṭin‎; wasṭin	الْوَسَطِ‎‎; الْوَسْطِ‎ al-wasaṭi‎; al-wasṭi	وَسَطِ‎; وَسْطِ wasaṭi‎; wasṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَسَطَيْن‎‎; وَسْطَيْن‎ wasaṭayn‎; wasṭayn	الْوَسَطَيْن‎‎; الْوَسْطَيْن‎ al-wasaṭayn‎; al-wasṭayn	وَسَطَيْ‎‎; وَسْطَيْ‎ wasaṭay‎; wasṭay
Nominative	وَسَطَانِ‎‎; وَسْطَانِ‎ wasaṭāni‎; wasṭāni	الْوَسَطَانِ‎‎; الْوَسْطَانِ‎ al-wasaṭāni‎; al-wasṭāni	وَسَطَا‎‎; وَسْطَا‎ wasaṭā‎; wasṭā
Accusative	وَسَطَيْنِ‎‎; وَسْطَيْنِ‎ wasaṭayni‎; wasṭayni	الْوَسَطَيْنِ‎‎; الْوَسْطَيْنِ‎ al-wasaṭayni‎; al-wasṭayni	وَسَطَيْ‎‎; وَسْطَيْ‎ wasaṭay‎; wasṭay
Genitive	وَسَطَيْنِ‎‎; وَسْطَيْنِ‎ wasaṭayni‎; wasṭayni	الْوَسَطَيْنِ‎‎; الْوَسْطَيْنِ‎ al-wasaṭayni‎; al-wasṭayni	وَسَطَيْ‎‎; وَسْطَيْ‎ wasaṭay‎; wasṭay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْسَاط‎ ʾawsāṭ	الْأَوْسَاط‎ al-ʾawsāṭ	أَوْسَاط‎ ʾawsāṭ
Nominative	أَوْسَاطٌ‎ ʾawsāṭun	الْأَوْسَاطُ‎ al-ʾawsāṭu	أَوْسَاطُ‎ ʾawsāṭu
Accusative	أَوْسَاطًا‎ ʾawsāṭan	الْأَوْسَاطَ‎ al-ʾawsāṭa	أَوْسَاطَ‎ ʾawsāṭa
Genitive	أَوْسَاطٍ‎ ʾawsāṭin	الْأَوْسَاطِ‎ al-ʾawsāṭi	أَوْسَاطِ‎ ʾawsāṭi

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “وسط”, 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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wu.satˁ/

Adjective

وُسَط • (wusaṭ) f pl

feminine plural of أَوْسَط‎ (ʾawsaṭ)

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