وَسَط middle in Arabic
وَسَط is how you say “middle” in Arabic.
Root و س ط w-s-ṭ. noun (substantive). wasaṭ.
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Meaning of middle in Arabic
- the middle, midst, or central part of a thing properly the part equally distant from the sides (e.g. the middle finger, or the centre of a circle); more loosely, the part enclosed by the other parts even if not exactly equidistant
- the best, most excellent, or most balanced part of a thing from the sense of being in the part of a thing most remote from either extreme
Example sentence
وأوسطها صلوات الملائكة على العبد لِيُخْرجه الله مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النور،
The middle stage involves the angels’ prayers for the servant to be brought out from darkness to light by God.
وَأَوْسَطُهَا and its middle
wa- = 'and'; awsat means 'the middle one'; the ending '-ha' adds 'its' (the stages) — 'and the middle of them'.
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How it is used
Beyond a spatial 'middle,' the root carries a moral sense: to occupy the wasaṭ of one's people is to hold their best or most honorable standing in truth and equity, since the middle part of a thing is also its part most remote from either extreme. From this comes tawassaṭa, 'to mediate' — literally to place oneself in the middle between two sides.
Words from the same root
- وَسَطَ to be, sit, or become situated in the middle of a people or place
- وَسْط adverb 'in the middle of, among' (does not denote a true component part, unlike wasaṭ)
- وَسَطٌ the middle, midst, or middle part of a thing
- وسّطهُ to put it in the middle; also, to cut it into two halves
- تَوَسَّطَ to be situated in the middle; to mediate or intercede between people; to take a middle, moderate course
- وَسَاطَةٌ mediation, intercession; also, holding a middle or worthy standing among one's people
- أَوْسَطُ the middle-most; the best (elative, of one who holds the middle, most excellent rank)
- مُتَوَسِّطٌ middling, moderate; one who mediates
More example sentences
وَقَوْلُهُمْ خَيْرُ الْأُمُورِ أَوْسَاطُهَا، مَذْكُورٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَى عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ
And their saying: 'The best of matters is its middle' is mentioned in His saying: 'And do not make your hand chained to your neck, nor open it completely.'
أَوْسَاطُهَا is its middle
This is 'middle, midpoint' carrying the attached 'its', a possessive, the middle belonging to the matters. It is the predicate, 'is their middle course', joined with no verb 'is'. The suffix points back to the affairs, so it means the middle of them.
Common questions
- How do you say "middle" in Arabic?
- وَسَط (wasaṭ).
- What does تَوَسَّطَ (tawassaṭa) mean?
- It means to be situated in the middle, and by extension to mediate or intercede between people, or to take a moderate, middle course.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).