واسطه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).
Noun
واسطه • (vasıta)
- an intermediary; a channel; a means; a go-between
Derived terms
- واسطهسیله (vasıtasile)
Descendants
- Turkish: vasıta
Etymology 2
Noun
واسطه • (vasıta)
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “واسطه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2122
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /waː.si.ˈta/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɑː.sɪ.t̪ʰä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vɒː.se.t̪ʰe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vɔ.si.t̪ʰä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wāsita |
| Dari reading? | wāsita |
| Iranian reading? | vâsete |
| Tajik reading? | vosita |
Noun
واسطه • (wāsita / vâsete) (Tajik spelling восита)
- anything intermediate
Derived terms
- به واسطهٔ (ba wāsita-yi / be vâsete-ye)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “واسطه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “واسطه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul