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وس ط

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of 'middle', 'center', or 'intermediate'. It extends to notions of fairness, justice, and the best or choicest part of something. It also covers spatial positioning and the act of dividing or placing something in the middle.

Derived headwords

وَسَطnoun
  1. 1.
    middle, centerboth

    The central part or point of something, equidistant from the extremities.

  2. 2.
    best, choicestclassical

    The most excellent or preferred part of something, considered the best.

  3. 3.
    fairness, justiceclassical

    The quality of being equitable, just, or impartial.

وسط الدار منها — The middle of the house is part of it.
وَسَطadverb
  1. 1.
    in the middle ofboth

    Indicating a position within or among a group or place.

جلست وسط القوم، أي بينهم — I sat in the middle of the people, meaning among them.
أَوْسَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    middle parts, best partsclassical

    The central or most excellent portions of things.

خيار الأمور أوساطها — The best of matters are their middle parts.
وَسَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be in the middleboth

    To occupy the central position.

  2. 2.
    to divide in halfclassical

    To cut or separate something into two equal parts.

  3. 3.
    to place in the middleclassical

    To position something in the center.

وسط رأسه دهن — Oil was applied to the middle of his head.
وَسَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mediation, intermediationboth

    The act of acting as a mediator or intermediary between parties.

  2. 2.
    fairness, impartialityclassical

    The quality of being just and unbiased.

توسط بينهم: عمل الوساطة — He mediated between them: he performed mediation.
تَوَسَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to mediateboth

    To act as an intermediary to resolve a dispute or bring about an agreement.

  2. 2.
    to be in the middleboth

    To occupy a central position.

  3. 3.
    to take the middle groundclassical

    To adopt a position between two extremes, often of quality or opinion.

توسط بينهم: عمل الوساطة — He mediated between them: he performed mediation.
توسط: أخذ الوسط، وهو بين الجيد والرديء — He took the middle ground: he took what is between good and bad.
وَسِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    mediator, intermediaryboth

    A person who intervenes between parties to bring about an agreement.

  2. 2.
    middlemanboth

    A person who buys goods from producers and sells them to retailers or consumers.

وَسِيطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    middle partclassical

    The central portion of something.

  2. 2.
    muddy waterclassical

    Water that has become mixed with and dominated by mud or clay.

صار الماء وسيطة: إذا غلب على الطين — The water became muddy: if the mud dominated it.
مُوَسَّطadjective
  1. 1.
    divided in halfclassical

    Having been cut into two equal parts.

قتل فلان موسطا — So-and-so was killed, having been cut in half.
مُوَسِّطnoun
  1. 1.
    dividerclassical

    One who divides or separates.

وَسَطَىadjective
  1. 1.
    middle (feminine)both

    The central or intermediate one, used for feminine nouns.

حافظوا على الصلوات والصلاة الوسطى — Maintain the prayers and the middle prayer.
تَوْسِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    dividing in halfclassical

    The act of cutting something into two equal parts.

  2. 2.
    placing in the middleclassical

    The act of positioning something in the center.

وسطه توسيطا: قطعه نصفين — He divided it in half: he cut it into two halves.
وَسَطَانيadjective
  1. 1.
    middle, centralclassical

    Located in the middle or center.

Parallel reading

الوسط قد يأتي صفة وإن كان أصله أن يكون اسما من جهة أن أوسط الشيء أفضله وخياره
The middle can come as an adjective even though its origin is to be a noun, because the middle of a thing is its best and choicest part.
وكوسط الدابة للركوب خير من طرفيها لتمكن الراكب
And like the middle of an animal for riding is better than its sides for the rider's stability.
خيار الأمور أوساطها
The best of matters are their middle parts.
وكذلك جعلناكم أمة وسطا أي عدلا
And thus We have made you a middle nation, meaning just.
وأنه اسم لما بين طرفي الشيء وهو منه
And it is a noun for what is between the two ends of a thing, and it is part of it.
فإذا كانت أجزاؤه متبايية فبالإسكان فقط
And if its parts are separate, it is with sukoon only.
وسط الشيء بالفتح إذا كان مصمتا، فإذا كان أجزاء متخلخلة فهو وسط، بالإسكان لا غير
The middle of a thing is with fath if it is solid, and if it has dispersed parts, it is 'wasat' with sukoon, nothing else.
جلست وسط القوم، أي بينهم
I sat in the middle of the people, meaning among them.
أتى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسط القوم أي بينهم
The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, came to the middle of the people, meaning among them.
وسط رأسه دهن
Oil was applied to the middle of his head.
فقد حصل لك الفرق بينهما من جهة المعنى، ومن جهة اللفظ
So the difference between them has become clear to you in terms of meaning and in terms of wording.
جلست في وسط القوم
I sat in the middle of the people.
وسط رأسه دهن
Oil was in the middle of his head.
فإذا كان متصل الأجزاء كالدار والرأس فهو بالفتح
And if it has connected parts, like a house or a head, it is with fath.
وكل ما يصلح فيه بين فهو بالسكون، وما لا يصلح فيه بين فهو بالفتح
And whatever is suitable for 'bayna' (between) is with sukoon, and whatever is not suitable for 'bayna' is with fath.
صار الماء وسيطة: إذا غلب على الطين
The water became muddy: if the mud dominated it.
حافظوا على الصلوات والصلاة الوسطى، لأنها وسط بين صلاتي الليل والنهار
Maintain the prayers and the middle prayer, because it is a middle between the prayers of night and day.