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وَسِيلَة
means (a way of achieving something) /waˈsiːla/
nounA2#1074 most common
Also: way, method, medium (of communication), instrument, device
Example sentences
هَذِهِ وَسِيلَة جَيِّدَة.
This is a good way.
الْحَافِلَة وَسِيلَة نَقْل رَخِيصَة.
The bus is a cheap means of transport.
نَبْحَثُ عَنْ وَسِيلَة لِحَلِّ الْمُشْكِلَة.
We are looking for a way to solve the problem.
أَصْبَحَتْ وَسَائِلُ التَّوَاصُلِ الِاجْتِمَاعِيِّ جُزْءًا مِنْ حَيَاتِنَا.
Social media has become part of our lives.
لَا تُبَرِّرُ الْغَايَةُ الْوَسِيلَةَ دَائِمًا.
The end does not always justify the means.
اِتَّخَذَ مِنَ الصَّمْتِ وَسِيلَةً لِلِاحْتِجَاجِ عَلَى الظُّلْمِ.
He made silence a means of protesting against injustice.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَسِيلَةٌ | وَسَائِلُ |
| Genitive | وَسِيلَةٍ | وَسَائِلَ |
| Accusative | وَسِيلَةً | وَسَائِلَ |
| Vocative | يا وَسِيلَةُ | يا وَسَائِلُ |
Word family
وَسَائِل (wasāʾil)means, media (plural)
تَوَسَّلَ (tawassala)to implore, plead
تَوَسُّل (tawassul)supplication, intercession
مُتَوَسِّل (mutawassil)supplicant, pleader
Etymology
وَسِيلَة comes from the triliteral root و-س-ل (w-s-l), which carries the sense of reaching or drawing near to something. On the فَعِيلَة pattern, it names the instrument or way by which a goal is reached. The same root gives تَوَسَّلَ, to implore or to seek intercession.
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