الوسط

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of the middle, center, or average. It extends to notions of fairness, moderation, mediation, and centrality in various contexts, including geography, social standing, and time.

Derived headwords

الوسطnoun

1.
middle, centerboth
The central part or point of something, equidistant from the extremities.
2.
average, moderationboth
The fairest, most balanced, or most moderate part of something.

وسطاnoun

1.
middle, centerboth
The middle or central part of something.

وسطاadverb

1.
in the middleboth
Used adverbially to indicate being in the central position.

وسطاnoun

1.
fairness, justiceclassical
Being just, equitable, and chosen.

وكذلك جعلناكم أمة وسطا — And thus We have made you a community of the middle way (or just, best). — Quran 2:143

واسطةnoun

1.
middle partclassical
The front or leading part of something, like a caravan or a district.
2.
mediation, intermediaryboth
The act or role of mediating or acting as an intermediary.
3.
means, wayboth
A method or means by which something is achieved.

واسطname

1.
Wasit (city)both
A city in Iraq founded by Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf.

واسطname

1.
Wasit (place)both
Various other places named Wasit, including a location near Mecca, in Balkh, near Tūs, in Aleppo, on the Khabur river, in Mosul, in Dujayl, in Hilla, in Yemen, and in Andalusia.

واسطيadjective

1.
from Wasitboth
Pertaining to or originating from the city of Wasit.

تغافل كأنك واسطي — Pretend to be unaware as if you were from Wasit. — Proverb

الواسطnoun

1.
door, gateclassical
A door or gate.

وسطverb

1.
to sit in the middleboth
To sit in the central position among people.

وسطا وسطة — he sat in their midst.

توسطverb

1.
to mediateboth
To act as an intermediary or mediator between disputing parties.
2.
to take the middleboth
To choose or take the middle ground between two extremes, like good and bad.

توسط بينهم — he mediated between them.

وأخذ الوسط بين الجيد والرديء — and he took the middle ground between the good and the bad.

وسيطadjective

1.
mediatorboth
One who mediates or acts as an intermediary between two parties.

وهو وسيط فيهم — and he is a mediator among them.

وسيطnoun

1.
mediatorboth
A person who mediates or acts as an intermediary.
2.
middle partboth
The central part of something.

وسيطةnoun

1.
middle partboth
The central part of something.
2.
muddy waterclassical
Water that has become mixed with mud or clay.

صار الماء وسيطة — the water became muddy.

الوسطىadjective

1.
middle (feminine)both
The middle one, referring to a feminine noun.

والوسطى من الأصابع: م — And the middle one of the fingers: is the middle finger.

الصلاة الوسطىnoun

1.
The Middle Prayerboth
A specific prayer mentioned in the Quran, whose identity is debated among scholars, with various opinions including the dawn prayer, noon prayer, afternoon prayer, sunset prayer, night prayer, or others.

الصلاة الوسطى المذكورة في التنزيل — The Middle Prayer mentioned in the Revelation.

توسيطnoun

1.
cutting in halfclassical
The act of cutting something into two equal halves.
2.
placing in the middleboth
The act of placing something in the center.

وسطه توسيطا — he cut it in half.

موسطnoun

1.
center of the houseclassical
The specific middle part of a house.

موسط البيت — the center of the house.

وسطانname

1.
Wastān (place)classical
A place name associated with Kurds.

وسطان: د للأكراد — Wastān: a place of the Kurds.

وسطnoun

1.
middle, centerboth
The central part or area of something.

أوسطadjective

1.
middle, centralboth
The middle or central part.
2.
highest in lineageclassical
Of the highest lineage or most esteemed position.

وهو وسيط فيهم، أي: أوسطهم نسبا — and he is a mediator among them, meaning: the highest among them in lineage.

أوسطهnoun

1.
its middleboth
The middle part of something.

وسط الشيء، محركة: ما بين طرفيه، كأوسطه — The middle of a thing: what is between its ends, like its middle.

وسيطnoun

1.
house of شعر (tent)classical
A type of tent or dwelling, possibly the smallest.

وسيطnoun

1.
she-camelclassical
A she-camel that fills a water container.

وسيطnoun

1.
she-camelclassical
A she-camel that carries loads on its head and back, not tied or tethered.

وسيطnoun

1.
she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is led for forty days after a year.

Parallel reading

وكذلك جعلناكم أمة وسطا

And thus We have made you a community of the middle way.

أي: عدلا خيارا

meaning: just and chosen.

واسطة الكور وواسطه: مقدمه

The front part of the districts and its front: its beginning.

واسط، مذكرا مصروفا وقد يمنع: د بالعراق اختطها الحجاج في سنتين

Wasit, masculine and declinable, though sometimes indeclinable: a city in Iraq founded by Al-Hajjaj in two years.

تغافل كأنك واسطي

Pretend to be unaware as if you were from Wasit.

وسطا وسطة: جلس وسطهم

He sat in their midst.

وهو وسيط فيهم، أي: أوسطهم نسبا، وأرفعهم محلا

And he is a mediator among them, meaning: the highest among them in lineage, and the most esteemed in position.

والوسيط: المتوسط بين المتخاصمين

And the mediator: the one who mediates between the disputing parties.

وسط الشيء، محركة: ما بين طرفيه، كأوسطه

The middle of a thing, with vowel movement: what is between its ends, like its middle.

صار الماء وسيطة: غلب على الطين

The water became muddy: it prevailed over the mud.

والوسطى من الأصابع: م

And the middle one of the fingers: is the middle finger.

والصلاة الوسطى المذكورة في التنزيل

And the Middle Prayer mentioned in the Revelation.

شغلونا عن الصلاة الوسطى صلاة العصر

They occupied us from the Middle Prayer, the Afternoon Prayer.

وسطه توسيطا: قطعه نصفين

He cut it in half.

وتوسط بينهم: عمل الوساطة

And he mediated between them: he performed the mediation.

وأخذ الوسط بين الجيد والرديء

And he took the middle ground between the good and the bad.

موسط البيت، كمكرم: ما كان في وسطه خاصة

The center of the house, like 'makram': what was specifically in its middle.