أوسط

Arabic

Etymology

An elative adjective, from the root و س ط (w-s-ṭ); compare وَسْط (wasṭ, “center”).

Adjective

أَوْسَط • (ʔawsaṭ) (feminine وُسْطَى (wusṭā), masculine plural أَوَاسِط (ʔawāsiṭ), feminine plural وُسَط (wusaṭ))

1. elative degree of وَسِيط (wasīṭ)

   خَيْرُ الْأُمُورِ أَوْسَطُهَا

   ḵayru l-ʔumūri ʔawsaṭuhā

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2. middle, central

Declension

Declension of adjective أَوْسَط (ʔawsaṭ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوْسَط ʔawsaṭ	الْأَوْسَط al-ʔawsaṭ	وُسْطَى wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى al-wusṭā
Nominative	أَوْسَطُ ʔawsaṭu	الْأَوْسَطُ al-ʔawsaṭu	وُسْطَى wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى al-wusṭā
Accusative	أَوْسَطَ ʔawsaṭa	الْأَوْسَطَ al-ʔawsaṭa	وُسْطَى wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى al-wusṭā
Genitive	أَوْسَطَ ʔawsaṭa	الْأَوْسَطِ al-ʔawsaṭi	وُسْطَى wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى al-wusṭā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوْسَطَيْن ʔawsaṭayn	الْأَوْسَطَيْن al-ʔawsaṭayn	وُسْطَيَيْن wusṭayayn	الْوُسْطَيَيْن al-wusṭayayn
Nominative	أَوْسَطَانِ ʔawsaṭāni	الْأَوْسَطَانِ al-ʔawsaṭāni	وُسْطَيَانِ wusṭayāni	الْوُسْطَيَانِ al-wusṭayāni
Accusative	أَوْسَطَيْنِ ʔawsaṭayni	الْأَوْسَطَيْنِ al-ʔawsaṭayni	وُسْطَيَيْنِ wusṭayayni	الْوُسْطَيَيْنِ al-wusṭayayni
Genitive	أَوْسَطَيْنِ ʔawsaṭayni	الْأَوْسَطَيْنِ al-ʔawsaṭayni	وُسْطَيَيْنِ wusṭayayni	الْوُسْطَيَيْنِ al-wusṭayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound masculine plural		basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوَاسِط‎; أَوْسَطِين ʔawāsiṭ‎; ʔawsaṭīn	الْأَوَاسِط‎; الْأَوْسَطِين al-ʔawāsiṭ‎; al-ʔawsaṭīn	وُسَط‎; وُسْطَيَات wusaṭ‎; wusṭayāt	الْوُسَط‎; الْوُسْطَيَات al-wusaṭ‎; al-wusṭayāt
Nominative	أَوَاسِطُ‎; أَوْسَطُونَ ʔawāsiṭu‎; ʔawsaṭūna	الْأَوَاسِطُ‎; الْأَوْسَطُونَ al-ʔawāsiṭu‎; al-ʔawsaṭūna	وُسَطٌ‎; وُسْطَيَاتٌ wusaṭun‎; wusṭayātun	الْوُسَطُ‎; الْوُسْطَيَاتُ al-wusaṭu‎; al-wusṭayātu
Accusative	أَوَاسِطَ‎; أَوْسَطِينَ ʔawāsiṭa‎; ʔawsaṭīna	الْأَوَاسِطَ‎; الْأَوْسَطِينَ al-ʔawāsiṭa‎; al-ʔawsaṭīna	وُسَطًا‎; وُسْطَيَاتٍ wusaṭan‎; wusṭayātin	الْوُسَطَ‎; الْوُسْطَيَاتِ al-wusaṭa‎; al-wusṭayāti
Genitive	أَوَاسِطَ‎; أَوْسَطِينَ ʔawāsiṭa‎; ʔawsaṭīna	الْأَوَاسِطِ‎; الْأَوْسَطِينَ al-ʔawāsiṭi‎; al-ʔawsaṭīna	وُسَطٍ‎; وُسْطَيَاتٍ wusaṭin‎; wusṭayātin	الْوُسَطِ‎; الْوُسْطَيَاتِ al-wusaṭi‎; al-wusṭayāti

Derived terms

• الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط (aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ)
• الْعُصُور الْوُسْطَى (al-ʕuṣūr al-wusṭā), الْقُرُون الْوُسْطَى (al-qurūn al-wusṭā)

Descendants

• → Bengali: অওসত (ousôt)