متوسط

Arabic

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 مُتَوَسِّطُون‎ (mutawassiṭūn), 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

• اَلْبَحْرُ الْأَبْيَضُ الْمُتَوَسِّطُ‎ (al-baḥru l-ʾabyaḍu l-mutawassiṭu)
• اَلْبَحْرُ الْمُتَوَسِّطُ‎ (al-baḥru l-mutawassiṭu)

 

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

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُتَوَسِّط‎ (mutawassiṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [mot̪ʰævæˈsːet̪ʰ]

Adjective

متوسط • (motavasset or motevasset)

1. medium
2. average