وصى

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ص ي (w-ṣ-y). Cognate with Hebrew צוה (tsivá, “to command”) by metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wasˤ.sˤaː/

Verb

وَصَّى • (waṣṣā) II, non-past يُوَصِّي‎ (yuwaṣṣī)

1. to ordain, to decree, to command
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:131:

     وَلَقَدْ وَصَّيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا ٱلْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ أَنِ ٱتَّقُوا اللَّهَ

     walaqad waṣṣaynā llaḏīna ʔūtū l-kitāba min qablikum waʔiyyākum ʔani ttaqū l-laha

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:151:

     ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

     ḏālikum waṣṣākum bihi laʕallakum taʕqilūna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to bequeath
3. to advise
4. to entrust, to commend
5. to determine or institute as guardian

Noun

وَصِيَّة a will.

وَصِيْ guardian of a will.

مُوصَى recommended, gifted.

مُوصِي recommender, gifter in a will.

تَوْصِيَة recommendation, reference .

Conjugation

Conjugation of

وَصَّى

(form-II final-weak)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوْصِيَة tawṣiya
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُوَصٍّ muwaṣṣin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُوَصًّى muwaṣṣan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَصَّيْتُ waṣṣaytu	وَصَّيْتَ waṣṣayta	وَصَّى waṣṣā		وَصَّيْتُمَا waṣṣaytumā	وَصَّيَا waṣṣayā		وَصَّيْنَا waṣṣaynā	وَصَّيْتُمْ waṣṣaytum	وَصَّوْا waṣṣaw
	f		وَصَّيْتِ waṣṣayti	وَصَّتْ waṣṣat			وَصَّتَا waṣṣatā			وَصَّيْتُنَّ waṣṣaytunna	وَصَّيْنَ waṣṣayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَصِّي ʔuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّي tuwaṣṣī	يُوَصِّي yuwaṣṣī		تُوَصِّيَانِ tuwaṣṣiyāni	يُوَصِّيَانِ yuwaṣṣiyāni		نُوَصِّي nuwaṣṣī	تُوَصُّونَ tuwaṣṣūna	يُوَصُّونَ yuwaṣṣūna
	f		تُوَصِّينَ tuwaṣṣīna	تُوَصِّي tuwaṣṣī			تُوَصِّيَانِ tuwaṣṣiyāni			تُوَصِّينَ tuwaṣṣīna	يُوَصِّينَ yuwaṣṣīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَصِّيَ ʔuwaṣṣiya	تُوَصِّيَ tuwaṣṣiya	يُوَصِّيَ yuwaṣṣiya		تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā	يُوَصِّيَا yuwaṣṣiyā		نُوَصِّيَ nuwaṣṣiya	تُوَصُّوا tuwaṣṣū	يُوَصُّوا yuwaṣṣū
	f		تُوَصِّي tuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّيَ tuwaṣṣiya			تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā			تُوَصِّينَ tuwaṣṣīna	يُوَصِّينَ yuwaṣṣīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَصِّ ʔuwaṣṣi	تُوَصِّ tuwaṣṣi	يُوَصِّ yuwaṣṣi		تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā	يُوَصِّيَا yuwaṣṣiyā		نُوَصِّ nuwaṣṣi	تُوَصُّوا tuwaṣṣū	يُوَصُّوا yuwaṣṣū
	f		تُوَصِّي tuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّ tuwaṣṣi			تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā			تُوَصِّينَ tuwaṣṣīna	يُوَصِّينَ yuwaṣṣīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَصِّ waṣṣi			وَصِّيَا waṣṣiyā				وَصُّوا waṣṣū
	f		وَصِّي waṣṣī							وَصِّينَ waṣṣīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُصِّيتُ wuṣṣītu	وُصِّيتَ wuṣṣīta	وُصِّيَ wuṣṣiya		وُصِّيتُمَا wuṣṣītumā	وُصِّيَا wuṣṣiyā		وُصِّينَا wuṣṣīnā	وُصِّيتُمْ wuṣṣītum	وُصُّوا wuṣṣū
	f		وُصِّيتِ wuṣṣīti	وُصِّيَتْ wuṣṣiyat			وُصِّيَتَا wuṣṣiyatā			وُصِّيتُنَّ wuṣṣītunna	وُصِّينَ wuṣṣīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَصَّى ʔuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّى tuwaṣṣā	يُوَصَّى yuwaṣṣā		تُوَصَّيَانِ tuwaṣṣayāni	يُوَصَّيَانِ yuwaṣṣayāni		نُوَصَّى nuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّوْنَ tuwaṣṣawna	يُوَصَّوْنَ yuwaṣṣawna
	f		تُوَصَّيْنَ tuwaṣṣayna	تُوَصَّى tuwaṣṣā			تُوَصَّيَانِ tuwaṣṣayāni			تُوَصَّيْنَ tuwaṣṣayna	يُوَصَّيْنَ yuwaṣṣayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَصَّى ʔuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّى tuwaṣṣā	يُوَصَّى yuwaṣṣā		تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā	يُوَصَّيَا yuwaṣṣayā		نُوَصَّى nuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّوْا tuwaṣṣaw	يُوَصَّوْا yuwaṣṣaw
	f		تُوَصَّيْ tuwaṣṣay	تُوَصَّى tuwaṣṣā			تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā			تُوَصَّيْنَ tuwaṣṣayna	يُوَصَّيْنَ yuwaṣṣayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَصَّ ʔuwaṣṣa	تُوَصَّ tuwaṣṣa	يُوَصَّ yuwaṣṣa		تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā	يُوَصَّيَا yuwaṣṣayā		نُوَصَّ nuwaṣṣa	تُوَصَّوْا tuwaṣṣaw	يُوَصَّوْا yuwaṣṣaw
	f		تُوَصَّيْ tuwaṣṣay	تُوَصَّ tuwaṣṣa			تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā			تُوَصَّيْنَ tuwaṣṣayna	يُوَصَّيْنَ yuwaṣṣayna

References

• “وصى” in Almaany

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ص ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَصَّى (waṣṣā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wasˤ.sˤa/, [ˈwɑsˤ.sˤɑ]

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Verb

وصّى • (waṣṣa) II (present بوصّي (biwaṣṣi))

1. to recommend (that someone to do something)

   Synonym: اقترح (iqtaraḥ)

   بوصّيك انّك تتوجّه للدكتور.

   bawaṣṣīk ʔinnak titwajjah lad-doktōr.

   I recommend that you go to the doctor.

   (literally, “I ask you that you direct yourself to the doctor.”)

2. to recommend (someone to another) (+ على)

   وّصاهم علي للوضيفة.

   waṣṣāhom ʕalay lil-waẓīfe.

   He recommended me to them for the position.

   (literally, “He asked them for me for the position.”)

3. to request, to order, to ask (someone to do something) (+ على)

   Synonym: طلب (ṭalab)

   وصّيت على طاولة؟

   waṣṣēt ʕala ṭāwle?

   Did you order a table?

   آه، وصّيته على طاولة.

   ʔā, waṣṣēto ʕala ṭāwle

   Yes, I asked him for a table.

Usage notes

• Grammatically, وصّى (waṣṣa) is akin to English "to ask" (in the sense of "to request"): the direct object of وصّى is that from which something is requested (وصّيته (waṣṣēto) – I asked him), whereas the indirect object is that which is requested (على طولة (ʕala ṭawle) – for a table). Neither object is required, but whether they are used influences the interpretation of the sentence. Without a direct object, وصّى simply means "to put in a request". Without an indirect object, it connotes a recommendation or a suggestion given to another.

Conjugation

Conjugation of وصّى (waṣṣa)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	وصّيت (waṣṣēt)	وصّيت (waṣṣēt)	وصّى (waṣṣa)		وصّينا (waṣṣēna)	وصّيتو (waṣṣētu)	وصّو (waṣṣu)
	f		وصّيتي (waṣṣēti)	وصّت (waṣṣat)
present	m	بوصّي (bawaṣṣi)	بتوصّي (bitwaṣṣi)	بوصّي (biwaṣṣi)		منوصّي (minwaṣṣi)	بتوصّو (bitwaṣṣu)	بوصّو (biwaṣṣu)
	f		بتوصّي (bitwaṣṣi)	بتوصّي (bitwaṣṣi)
subjunctive	m	اوصّي (awaṣṣi)	توصّي (twaṣṣi)	يوصّي (ywaṣṣi)		نوصّي (nwaṣṣi)	توصّو (twaṣṣu)	يوصّو (ywaṣṣu)
	f		توصّي (twaṣṣi)	توصّي (twaṣṣi)
imperative	m		وصّي (waṣṣi)				وصّو (waṣṣu)
	f		وصّي (waṣṣi)