متوسط

Arabic

Root
و س ط (w-s-ṭ)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb تَوَسَّطَ (tawassaṭa, “to be in the middle”), constructed from the root و س ط (w-s-ṭ) of وَسْط (wasṭ, “middle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ta.was.sitˤ/

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Adjective

مُتَوَسِّط • (mutawassiṭ) (feminine مُتَوَسِّطَة (mutawassiṭa), masculine plural مُتَوَسِّطُونَ (mutawassiṭūna), feminine plural مُتَوَسِّطَات (mutawassiṭāt))

1. being in the middle, mediating
2. middle, central
3. medium

   بَيْتُهُمْ مُتَوَسِّطُ الْحَجْمِ ― baytuhum mutawassiṭu l-ḥajmi ― their house is middle-sized

4. average, middling, indifferent

Declension

Declension of adjective مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَوَسِّط mutawassiṭ	الْمُتَوَسِّط al-mutawassiṭ	مُتَوَسِّطَة mutawassiṭa	الْمُتَوَسِّطَة al-mutawassiṭa
Nominative	مُتَوَسِّطٌ mutawassiṭun	الْمُتَوَسِّطُ al-mutawassiṭu	مُتَوَسِّطَةٌ mutawassiṭatun	الْمُتَوَسِّطَةُ al-mutawassiṭatu
Accusative	مُتَوَسِّطًا mutawassiṭan	الْمُتَوَسِّطَ al-mutawassiṭa	مُتَوَسِّطَةً mutawassiṭatan	الْمُتَوَسِّطَةَ al-mutawassiṭata
Genitive	مُتَوَسِّطٍ mutawassiṭin	الْمُتَوَسِّطِ al-mutawassiṭi	مُتَوَسِّطَةٍ mutawassiṭatin	الْمُتَوَسِّطَةِ al-mutawassiṭati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَوَسِّطَيْن mutawassiṭayn	الْمُتَوَسِّطَيْن al-mutawassiṭayn	مُتَوَسِّطَتَيْن mutawassiṭatayn	الْمُتَوَسِّطَتَيْن al-mutawassiṭatayn
Nominative	مُتَوَسِّطَانِ mutawassiṭāni	الْمُتَوَسِّطَانِ al-mutawassiṭāni	مُتَوَسِّطَتَانِ mutawassiṭatāni	الْمُتَوَسِّطَتَانِ al-mutawassiṭatāni
Accusative	مُتَوَسِّطَيْنِ mutawassiṭayni	الْمُتَوَسِّطَيْنِ al-mutawassiṭayni	مُتَوَسِّطَتَيْنِ mutawassiṭatayni	الْمُتَوَسِّطَتَيْنِ al-mutawassiṭatayni
Genitive	مُتَوَسِّطَيْنِ mutawassiṭayni	الْمُتَوَسِّطَيْنِ al-mutawassiṭayni	مُتَوَسِّطَتَيْنِ mutawassiṭatayni	الْمُتَوَسِّطَتَيْنِ al-mutawassiṭatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَوَسِّطِين mutawassiṭīn	الْمُتَوَسِّطِين al-mutawassiṭīn	مُتَوَسِّطَات mutawassiṭāt	الْمُتَوَسِّطَات al-mutawassiṭāt
Nominative	مُتَوَسِّطُونَ mutawassiṭūna	الْمُتَوَسِّطُونَ al-mutawassiṭūna	مُتَوَسِّطَاتٌ mutawassiṭātun	الْمُتَوَسِّطَاتُ al-mutawassiṭātu
Accusative	مُتَوَسِّطِينَ mutawassiṭīna	الْمُتَوَسِّطِينَ al-mutawassiṭīna	مُتَوَسِّطَاتٍ mutawassiṭātin	الْمُتَوَسِّطَاتِ al-mutawassiṭāti
Genitive	مُتَوَسِّطِينَ mutawassiṭīna	الْمُتَوَسِّطِينَ al-mutawassiṭīna	مُتَوَسِّطَاتٍ mutawassiṭātin	الْمُتَوَسِّطَاتِ al-mutawassiṭāti

Derived terms

• اَلْبَحْر الْأَبْيَض الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ al-mutawassiṭ)
• اَلْبَحْر الْمُتَوَسِّط (al-baḥr al-mutawassiṭ)

 

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mütəvəssit
• → Ottoman Turkish: متوسط (mutavassıt)
  • → Turkish: mutavassıt
• → Persian: متوسط
  • → Hindi: मुतवस्सित (mutvassit)
  • → Urdu: مُتَوَسِّط (mutavassit)

Noun

مُتَوَسِّط • (mutawassiṭ) m

1. (statistics) mean, average

Declension

Declension of noun مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُتَوَسِّط mutawassiṭ	الْمُتَوَسِّط al-mutawassiṭ	مُتَوَسِّط mutawassiṭ
Nominative	مُتَوَسِّطٌ mutawassiṭun	الْمُتَوَسِّطُ al-mutawassiṭu	مُتَوَسِّطُ mutawassiṭu
Accusative	مُتَوَسِّطًا mutawassiṭan	الْمُتَوَسِّطَ al-mutawassiṭa	مُتَوَسِّطَ mutawassiṭa
Genitive	مُتَوَسِّطٍ mutawassiṭin	الْمُتَوَسِّطِ al-mutawassiṭi	مُتَوَسِّطِ mutawassiṭi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mütəvəssit
• → Ottoman Turkish: متوسط (mutavassıt)
  • → Turkish: mutavassıt
• → Persian: متوسط

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “متوسط”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], 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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ta.was.ˈsit]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.wäs.sɪ́t̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.wäs.sɪ́t̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.wäs.sɪ́t̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.wäs.sít̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.t̪ʰæ.væs.sét̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.väs.sít̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	mutawassit
Dari reading?	mutawassit
Iranian reading?	motavasset
Tajik reading?	mutavassit

Adjective

مُتَوَسِّط • (motavasset)

1. medium, middle

   طبقه متوسط ― tabaqe-ye motavasset ― middle class

   قدرت متوسط ― qodrat-e motavasset ― middle power

2. average

   اندازه متوسط ― andâze-ye motavasset ― average size

   به طور متوسط ― be towr-e motavasset ― on average

Noun

مُتَوَسِّط • (motavasset)

1. (statistics) average, mean