وسع

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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From the root و س ع (w-s-ʕ). Compare Egyptian wsḫ (to be wide).

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وَسُعَ (wasuʕa) I (non-past يَوْسُعُ (yawsuʕu), verbal noun وَسَاعَة (wasāʕa))

  1. to be wide
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Etymology 1.2

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وَسِعَ (wasiʕa) I (non-past يَسَعُ (yasaʕu), verbal noun سِعَة (siʕa) or سَعَة (saʕa))

  1. to be wide
  2. to hold, to contain
  3. to encompass, to extend
  4. to be easy for, to be possible for
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Etymology 1.3

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Verb

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وَسَّعَ (wassaʕa) II (non-past يُوَسِّعُ (yuwassiʕu), verbal noun تَوْسِيع (tawsīʕ) or تَوْسِعَة (tawsiʕa))

  1. to expand
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Etymology 1.4

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Noun

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وُسْع (wusʕm

  1. ability, strength
    Synonym: طَاقَة (ṭāqa)
    بِكُلِّ مَا فِي وُسْعِي
    bikulli mā fī wusʕī
    With all of my strength
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:286:
      لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
      lā yukallifu l-lahu nafsan ʔillā wusʕahā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic وُسْع (wusʕ).

Noun

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وسع (vüs')

  1. power
  2. ability
  3. wealth

References

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  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وسع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2137a
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
و س ع
3 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic وَسَعَ (wasaʕa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wi.siʕ/, [ˈwi.sɪʕ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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وسع (wisiʕ) I (present بوسع (būsaʕ))

  1. to fit, to hold
    الغرفة ما بتوسع كل الناس
    il-ḡorfe mā btūsaʕ kull in-nās
    the room won't fit everyone
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of وسع (wisiʕ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وسعت (wsiʕt) وسعت (wsiʕt) وسع (wisiʕ) وسعنا (wsiʕna) وسعتو (wsiʕtu) وسعو (wisʕu)
f وسعتي (wsiʕti) وسعت (wisʕat)
present m بوسع (bawsaʕ) بتوسع (btūsaʕ) بيوسع (būsaʕ) منوسع (mnūsaʕ) بتوسعو (btūsaʕu) بيوسعو (būsaʕu)
f بتوسعي (btūsaʕi) بتوسع (btūsaʕ)
subjunctive m اوسع (awsaʕ) توسع (tūsaʕ) يوسع (yūsaʕ) نوسع (nūsaʕ) توسعو (tūsaʕu) يوسعو (yūsaʕu)
f توسعي (tūsaʕi) توسع (tūsaʕ)
imperative m اوسع (ūsaʕ) اوسعو (ūsaʕu)
f اوسعي (ūsaʕi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic وَسَّعَ (wassaʕa).

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وسّع (wassaʕ) II (present بوسّع (biwasseʕ))

  1. (transitive) to extend, to expand, to make space
    بدّنا نوسّع الصالون
    baddna nwasseʕ aṣ-ṣālōn
    We want to extend the living room.
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of وسّع (wassaʕ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وسّعت (wassaʕt) وسّعت (wassaʕt) وسّع (wassaʕ) وسّعنا (wassaʕna) وسّعتو (wassaʕtu) وسّعو (wassaʕu)
f وسّعتي (wassaʕti) وسّعت (wassaʕat)
present m بوسّع (bawasseʕ) بتوسّع (bitwasseʕ) بوسّع (biwasseʕ) منوسّع (minwasseʕ) بتوسّعو (bitwassʕu) بوسّعو (biwassʕu)
f بتوسّعي (bitwassʕi) بتوسّع (bitwasseʕ)
subjunctive m اوسّع (awasseʕ) توسّع (twasseʕ) يوسّع (ywasseʕ) نوسّع (nwasseʕ) توسّعو (twassʕu) يوسّعو (ywassʕu)
f توسّعي (twassʕi) توسّع (twasseʕ)
imperative m وسّع (wasseʕ) وسّعو (wassʕu)
f وسّعي (wassʕi)