واسطة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و س ط (w-s-ṭ); compare وَسْط (wasṭ, “center”).

Noun

وَاسِطَة • (wāsiṭa) f (plural وَاسِطَات (wāsiṭāt))

1. intermediary
2. agent, means, medium

   بِوَاسِطَة ― bi-wāsiṭa ― through, by means of

3. expedient
4. 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

• Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “واسطة”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “وسط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN