وسط

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root و س ط (w-s-ṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.satˤ/
• IPA^(key): /wastˤ/

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Noun

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

1. middle, center
2. waist
3. the golden mean
4. milieu, environment, surroundings, sphere
5. means, instrument, agent, medium
6. mediocrity, medium quality, average
7. (in the plural) circles, quarters, classes, strata (of population)

Declension

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

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْسَاط ʔawsāṭ	الْأَوْسَاط al-ʔawsāṭ	أَوْسَاط ʔawsāṭ
Nominative	أَوْسَاطٌ ʔawsāṭun	الْأَوْسَاطُ al-ʔawsāṭu	أَوْسَاطُ ʔawsāṭu
Accusative	أَوْسَاطًا ʔawsāṭan	الْأَوْسَاطَ al-ʔawsāṭa	أَوْسَاطَ ʔawsāṭa
Genitive	أَوْسَاطٍ ʔawsāṭin	الْأَوْسَاطِ al-ʔawsāṭi	أَوْسَاطِ ʔawsāṭi

References

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wu.satˤ/

Adjective

وُسَط • (wusaṭ) f pl

1. feminine plural of أَوْسَط (ʔawsaṭ)