وسط

العربية

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وسط^¹

/wa.satˤ/
/wastˤ/

Where it comes from

Compare Classical Syriac ܝܫܛܐ (yašṭā, “esophagus, throat”) and Ge'ez ውሳጤ (wəsaṭe, “inside, interior”).

noun وَسَط · وَسْط · wasaṭ · wasṭ · أَوْسَاط

middle, center
waist
the golden mean
milieu, environment, surroundings, sphere
means, instrument, agent, medium
mediocrity, medium quality, average
in plural circles, quarters, classes, strata (of population)

preposition وَسْطَ · وَسَطَ · wasṭa · wasaṭa · وَسْطِي

amidst, midst, at the center of, in the middle of, among, amongst

وسط^²

/wa.sa.tˤa/

verb وَسَطَ · wasaṭa · يَسِطُ · وَسْط · سِطَة

to be in the middle, to penetrate into the middle

وسط^³

/was.sa.tˤa/

verb وَسَّطَ · wassaṭa · يُوَسِّطُ · تَوْسِيط · مُوَسِّط

to place or put in the middle

وسط^⁴

/wu.satˤ/

adjective وُسَط · wusaṭ

feminine, plural feminine plural of أَوْسَط (ʔawsaṭ)

In English

waist part of the body
center point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle
middle centre, midpoint
midst in the middle of
meso- prefix meaning middle

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {وسط},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

وسط