وصل

See also: و ص ل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
و ص ل (w ṣ l)
22 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

وَصَلَ • (waṣala) I (non-past يَصِلُ (yaṣilu), verbal noun وَصْل (waṣl) or صِلَة (ṣila) or وُصْلَة (wuṣla))

1. to unite, to join, to combine [with accusative ‘something’ and بِ (bi) ‘with something else’]
2. to attach [with accusative ‘something’ and بِ (bi) ‘to something else’]
3. to give, to award [with accusative ‘someone’ and بِ (bi) ‘something’]

   لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَتَّصِلْ؟

   limāḏā lam tattaṣil?

   Why didn't you call? / Why didn't you get in touch?

Conjugation

    Conjugation of وَصَلَ (I, assimilated, a ~ i, full passive, verbal nouns وَصْل, صِلَة, وُصْلَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						وَصْل, صِلَة, وُصْلَة waṣl, ṣila, wuṣla
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						وَاصِل wāṣil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَوْصُول mawṣūl
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	وَصَلْتُ waṣaltu	وَصَلْتَ waṣalta	وَصَلَ waṣala		وَصَلْتُمَا waṣaltumā	وَصَلَا waṣalā		وَصَلْنَا waṣalnā	وَصَلْتُمْ waṣaltum	وَصَلُوا waṣalū
	f		وَصَلْتِ waṣalti	وَصَلَتْ waṣalat			وَصَلَتَا waṣalatā			وَصَلْتُنَّ waṣaltunna	وَصَلْنَ waṣalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَصِلُ ʔaṣilu	تَصِلُ taṣilu	يَصِلُ yaṣilu		تَصِلَانِ taṣilāni	يَصِلَانِ yaṣilāni		نَصِلُ naṣilu	تَصِلُونَ taṣilūna	يَصِلُونَ yaṣilūna
	f		تَصِلِينَ taṣilīna	تَصِلُ taṣilu			تَصِلَانِ taṣilāni			تَصِلْنَ taṣilna	يَصِلْنَ yaṣilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَصِلَ ʔaṣila	تَصِلَ taṣila	يَصِلَ yaṣila		تَصِلَا taṣilā	يَصِلَا yaṣilā		نَصِلَ naṣila	تَصِلُوا taṣilū	يَصِلُوا yaṣilū
	f		تَصِلِي taṣilī	تَصِلَ taṣila			تَصِلَا taṣilā			تَصِلْنَ taṣilna	يَصِلْنَ yaṣilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَصِلْ ʔaṣil	تَصِلْ taṣil	يَصِلْ yaṣil		تَصِلَا taṣilā	يَصِلَا yaṣilā		نَصِلْ naṣil	تَصِلُوا taṣilū	يَصِلُوا yaṣilū
	f		تَصِلِي taṣilī	تَصِلْ taṣil			تَصِلَا taṣilā			تَصِلْنَ taṣilna	يَصِلْنَ yaṣilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صِلْ ṣil			صِلَا ṣilā				صِلُوا ṣilū
	f		صِلِي ṣilī							صِلْنَ ṣilna
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	وُصِلْتُ wuṣiltu	وُصِلْتَ wuṣilta	وُصِلَ wuṣila		وُصِلْتُمَا wuṣiltumā	وُصِلَا wuṣilā		وُصِلْنَا wuṣilnā	وُصِلْتُمْ wuṣiltum	وُصِلُوا wuṣilū
	f		وُصِلْتِ wuṣilti	وُصِلَتْ wuṣilat			وُصِلَتَا wuṣilatā			وُصِلْتُنَّ wuṣiltunna	وُصِلْنَ wuṣilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوصَلُ ʔūṣalu	تُوصَلُ tūṣalu	يُوصَلُ yūṣalu		تُوصَلَانِ tūṣalāni	يُوصَلَانِ yūṣalāni		نُوصَلُ nūṣalu	تُوصَلُونَ tūṣalūna	يُوصَلُونَ yūṣalūna
	f		تُوصَلِينَ tūṣalīna	تُوصَلُ tūṣalu			تُوصَلَانِ tūṣalāni			تُوصَلْنَ tūṣalna	يُوصَلْنَ yūṣalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوصَلَ ʔūṣala	تُوصَلَ tūṣala	يُوصَلَ yūṣala		تُوصَلَا tūṣalā	يُوصَلَا yūṣalā		نُوصَلَ nūṣala	تُوصَلُوا tūṣalū	يُوصَلُوا yūṣalū
	f		تُوصَلِي tūṣalī	تُوصَلَ tūṣala			تُوصَلَا tūṣalā			تُوصَلْنَ tūṣalna	يُوصَلْنَ yūṣalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوصَلْ ʔūṣal	تُوصَلْ tūṣal	يُوصَلْ yūṣal		تُوصَلَا tūṣalā	يُوصَلَا yūṣalā		نُوصَلْ nūṣal	تُوصَلُوا tūṣalū	يُوصَلُوا yūṣalū
	f		تُوصَلِي tūṣalī	تُوصَلْ tūṣal			تُوصَلَا tūṣalā			تُوصَلْنَ tūṣalna	يُوصَلْنَ yūṣalna

Derived terms

• مَوْصُول (mawṣūl)
  • اِسْم مَوْصُول (ism mawṣūl)
• وَصْل (waṣl)
• صِلَة (ṣila)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وصل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Verb

وَصَلَ • (waṣala) I (non-past يَصِلُ (yaṣilu), verbal noun صِلَة (ṣila) or وُصُول (wuṣūl))

1. to arrive at, to reach [with إِلَى (ʔilā) or accusative ‘somewhere’]

   وَصَلَ وَفْدٌ مِصْرِيٌّ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ (Al Jazeera July 7th, 2009)

   waṣala wafdun miṣriyyun ʔilā dimašqa

   An Egyptian delegation arrived in Damascus

2. to reach, to come to [with accusative or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘someone/something’]

   وحكمة الكتاب المقدس، التي تفيد في كل العصور، تساعدنا أن نصل إلى هذا الهدف

   The wisdom of the Bible, which is useful in all ages, helps us to reach this goal.

3. to reach, to amount to [with accusative or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘a specific quantity’]
4. to enter [with إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘a phase’]
5. to bring [with accusative or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘someone’, along with بِ (bi) ‘something’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of وَصَلَ (I, assimilated, a ~ i, full passive, verbal nouns صِلَة, وُصُول)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						صِلَة, وُصُول ṣila, wuṣūl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						وَاصِل wāṣil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَوْصُول mawṣūl
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	وَصَلْتُ waṣaltu	وَصَلْتَ waṣalta	وَصَلَ waṣala		وَصَلْتُمَا waṣaltumā	وَصَلَا waṣalā		وَصَلْنَا waṣalnā	وَصَلْتُمْ waṣaltum	وَصَلُوا waṣalū
	f		وَصَلْتِ waṣalti	وَصَلَتْ waṣalat			وَصَلَتَا waṣalatā			وَصَلْتُنَّ waṣaltunna	وَصَلْنَ waṣalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَصِلُ ʔaṣilu	تَصِلُ taṣilu	يَصِلُ yaṣilu		تَصِلَانِ taṣilāni	يَصِلَانِ yaṣilāni		نَصِلُ naṣilu	تَصِلُونَ taṣilūna	يَصِلُونَ yaṣilūna
	f		تَصِلِينَ taṣilīna	تَصِلُ taṣilu			تَصِلَانِ taṣilāni			تَصِلْنَ taṣilna	يَصِلْنَ yaṣilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَصِلَ ʔaṣila	تَصِلَ taṣila	يَصِلَ yaṣila		تَصِلَا taṣilā	يَصِلَا yaṣilā		نَصِلَ naṣila	تَصِلُوا taṣilū	يَصِلُوا yaṣilū
	f		تَصِلِي taṣilī	تَصِلَ taṣila			تَصِلَا taṣilā			تَصِلْنَ taṣilna	يَصِلْنَ yaṣilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَصِلْ ʔaṣil	تَصِلْ taṣil	يَصِلْ yaṣil		تَصِلَا taṣilā	يَصِلَا yaṣilā		نَصِلْ naṣil	تَصِلُوا taṣilū	يَصِلُوا yaṣilū
	f		تَصِلِي taṣilī	تَصِلْ taṣil			تَصِلَا taṣilā			تَصِلْنَ taṣilna	يَصِلْنَ yaṣilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		صِلْ ṣil			صِلَا ṣilā				صِلُوا ṣilū
	f		صِلِي ṣilī							صِلْنَ ṣilna
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	وُصِلْتُ wuṣiltu	وُصِلْتَ wuṣilta	وُصِلَ wuṣila		وُصِلْتُمَا wuṣiltumā	وُصِلَا wuṣilā		وُصِلْنَا wuṣilnā	وُصِلْتُمْ wuṣiltum	وُصِلُوا wuṣilū
	f		وُصِلْتِ wuṣilti	وُصِلَتْ wuṣilat			وُصِلَتَا wuṣilatā			وُصِلْتُنَّ wuṣiltunna	وُصِلْنَ wuṣilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوصَلُ ʔūṣalu	تُوصَلُ tūṣalu	يُوصَلُ yūṣalu		تُوصَلَانِ tūṣalāni	يُوصَلَانِ yūṣalāni		نُوصَلُ nūṣalu	تُوصَلُونَ tūṣalūna	يُوصَلُونَ yūṣalūna
	f		تُوصَلِينَ tūṣalīna	تُوصَلُ tūṣalu			تُوصَلَانِ tūṣalāni			تُوصَلْنَ tūṣalna	يُوصَلْنَ yūṣalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوصَلَ ʔūṣala	تُوصَلَ tūṣala	يُوصَلَ yūṣala		تُوصَلَا tūṣalā	يُوصَلَا yūṣalā		نُوصَلَ nūṣala	تُوصَلُوا tūṣalū	يُوصَلُوا yūṣalū
	f		تُوصَلِي tūṣalī	تُوصَلَ tūṣala			تُوصَلَا tūṣalā			تُوصَلْنَ tūṣalna	يُوصَلْنَ yūṣalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوصَلْ ʔūṣal	تُوصَلْ tūṣal	يُوصَلْ yūṣal		تُوصَلَا tūṣalā	يُوصَلَا yūṣalā		نُوصَلْ nūṣal	تُوصَلُوا tūṣalū	يُوصَلُوا yūṣalū
	f		تُوصَلِي tūṣalī	تُوصَلْ tūṣal			تُوصَلَا tūṣalā			تُوصَلْنَ tūṣalna	يُوصَلْنَ yūṣalna

Synonyms

• بَلَغَ (balaḡa)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وصل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Root
و ص ل (w ṣ l)
22 terms

Compare وَصَلَ (waṣala, “to arrive, connect”).

Verb

وَصَّلَ • (waṣṣala) II (non-past يُوَصِّلُ (yuwaṣṣilu), verbal noun تَوْصِيل (tawṣīl))

1. (transitive) to join, to unite, to connect [with accusative ‘something’, along with بِ (bi) ‘with something else’ or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘to an electric circuit’]
2. (transitive) to bring, to convey, to deliver, to transport [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘to somewhere/someone’]

   وَصَّلَهُ إِلَيْهِ

   waṣṣalahu ʔilayhi

   he brought it to him

   كي نضمِّن أن توصلنا قراراتنا في المجالات الأخلاقية إلى نتائج جيدة، لا نقدر أن نتَّكل فقط على إحساسنا أو رأي الآخرين.

   In order to ensure that our decisions in ethical areas lead to good results, we cannot rely solely on our own feelings or the opinions of others.

3. (transitive) to transmit, to communicate [with accusative ‘something’ and إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘to someone’]
4. (transitive) to escort [with accusative ‘someone’ and إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘somewhere’]
5. (transitive) to give (someone) a ride
6. to establish a connection [with بَيْنَ (bayna) ‘between two people/things’]
7. (transitive) to plug in (a device)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of وَصَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَوْصِيل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوْصِيل tawṣīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُوَصِّل muwaṣṣil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُوَصَّل muwaṣṣal
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	وَصَّلْتُ waṣṣaltu	وَصَّلْتَ waṣṣalta	وَصَّلَ waṣṣala		وَصَّلْتُمَا waṣṣaltumā	وَصَّلَا waṣṣalā		وَصَّلْنَا waṣṣalnā	وَصَّلْتُمْ waṣṣaltum	وَصَّلُوا waṣṣalū
	f		وَصَّلْتِ waṣṣalti	وَصَّلَتْ waṣṣalat			وَصَّلَتَا waṣṣalatā			وَصَّلْتُنَّ waṣṣaltunna	وَصَّلْنَ waṣṣalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَصِّلُ ʔuwaṣṣilu	تُوَصِّلُ tuwaṣṣilu	يُوَصِّلُ yuwaṣṣilu		تُوَصِّلَانِ tuwaṣṣilāni	يُوَصِّلَانِ yuwaṣṣilāni		نُوَصِّلُ nuwaṣṣilu	تُوَصِّلُونَ tuwaṣṣilūna	يُوَصِّلُونَ yuwaṣṣilūna
	f		تُوَصِّلِينَ tuwaṣṣilīna	تُوَصِّلُ tuwaṣṣilu			تُوَصِّلَانِ tuwaṣṣilāni			تُوَصِّلْنَ tuwaṣṣilna	يُوَصِّلْنَ yuwaṣṣilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَصِّلَ ʔuwaṣṣila	تُوَصِّلَ tuwaṣṣila	يُوَصِّلَ yuwaṣṣila		تُوَصِّلَا tuwaṣṣilā	يُوَصِّلَا yuwaṣṣilā		نُوَصِّلَ nuwaṣṣila	تُوَصِّلُوا tuwaṣṣilū	يُوَصِّلُوا yuwaṣṣilū
	f		تُوَصِّلِي tuwaṣṣilī	تُوَصِّلَ tuwaṣṣila			تُوَصِّلَا tuwaṣṣilā			تُوَصِّلْنَ tuwaṣṣilna	يُوَصِّلْنَ yuwaṣṣilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَصِّلْ ʔuwaṣṣil	تُوَصِّلْ tuwaṣṣil	يُوَصِّلْ yuwaṣṣil		تُوَصِّلَا tuwaṣṣilā	يُوَصِّلَا yuwaṣṣilā		نُوَصِّلْ nuwaṣṣil	تُوَصِّلُوا tuwaṣṣilū	يُوَصِّلُوا yuwaṣṣilū
	f		تُوَصِّلِي tuwaṣṣilī	تُوَصِّلْ tuwaṣṣil			تُوَصِّلَا tuwaṣṣilā			تُوَصِّلْنَ tuwaṣṣilna	يُوَصِّلْنَ yuwaṣṣilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَصِّلْ waṣṣil			وَصِّلَا waṣṣilā				وَصِّلُوا waṣṣilū
	f		وَصِّلِي waṣṣilī							وَصِّلْنَ waṣṣilna
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	وُصِّلْتُ wuṣṣiltu	وُصِّلْتَ wuṣṣilta	وُصِّلَ wuṣṣila		وُصِّلْتُمَا wuṣṣiltumā	وُصِّلَا wuṣṣilā		وُصِّلْنَا wuṣṣilnā	وُصِّلْتُمْ wuṣṣiltum	وُصِّلُوا wuṣṣilū
	f		وُصِّلْتِ wuṣṣilti	وُصِّلَتْ wuṣṣilat			وُصِّلَتَا wuṣṣilatā			وُصِّلْتُنَّ wuṣṣiltunna	وُصِّلْنَ wuṣṣilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَصَّلُ ʔuwaṣṣalu	تُوَصَّلُ tuwaṣṣalu	يُوَصَّلُ yuwaṣṣalu		تُوَصَّلَانِ tuwaṣṣalāni	يُوَصَّلَانِ yuwaṣṣalāni		نُوَصَّلُ nuwaṣṣalu	تُوَصَّلُونَ tuwaṣṣalūna	يُوَصَّلُونَ yuwaṣṣalūna
	f		تُوَصَّلِينَ tuwaṣṣalīna	تُوَصَّلُ tuwaṣṣalu			تُوَصَّلَانِ tuwaṣṣalāni			تُوَصَّلْنَ tuwaṣṣalna	يُوَصَّلْنَ yuwaṣṣalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَصَّلَ ʔuwaṣṣala	تُوَصَّلَ tuwaṣṣala	يُوَصَّلَ yuwaṣṣala		تُوَصَّلَا tuwaṣṣalā	يُوَصَّلَا yuwaṣṣalā		نُوَصَّلَ nuwaṣṣala	تُوَصَّلُوا tuwaṣṣalū	يُوَصَّلُوا yuwaṣṣalū
	f		تُوَصَّلِي tuwaṣṣalī	تُوَصَّلَ tuwaṣṣala			تُوَصَّلَا tuwaṣṣalā			تُوَصَّلْنَ tuwaṣṣalna	يُوَصَّلْنَ yuwaṣṣalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَصَّلْ ʔuwaṣṣal	تُوَصَّلْ tuwaṣṣal	يُوَصَّلْ yuwaṣṣal		تُوَصَّلَا tuwaṣṣalā	يُوَصَّلَا yuwaṣṣalā		نُوَصَّلْ nuwaṣṣal	تُوَصَّلُوا tuwaṣṣalū	يُوَصَّلُوا yuwaṣṣalū
	f		تُوَصَّلِي tuwaṣṣalī	تُوَصَّلْ tuwaṣṣal			تُوَصَّلَا tuwaṣṣalā			تُوَصَّلْنَ tuwaṣṣalna	يُوَصَّلْنَ yuwaṣṣalna

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “وصل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[4], London: Williams & Norgate
• Mace, John (2007) “وصل”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN

Etymology 3

Noun

وَصْل • (waṣl) m (plural أَوْصَال (ʔawṣāl) or وُصُولَات (wuṣūlāt))

2. verbal noun of وَصَلَ (waṣala) (form I)
3. union, connection
4. intercourse, friendship
5. union with the beloved object, amorous enjoyment
6. liberality
7. connecting link, articulation, joint
8. appurtenance, counterpart
9. voucher, receipt
10. (grammar, linguistics) liaison in French, linking (consonants syllabifying across word boundaries)

Declension

Declension of noun وَصْل (waṣl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَصْل waṣl	الْوَصْل al-waṣl	وَصْل waṣl
Nominative	وَصْلٌ waṣlun	الْوَصْلُ al-waṣlu	وَصْلُ waṣlu
Accusative	وَصْلًا waṣlan	الْوَصْلَ al-waṣla	وَصْلَ waṣla
Genitive	وَصْلٍ waṣlin	الْوَصْلِ al-waṣli	وَصْلِ waṣli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَصْلَيْن waṣlayn	الْوَصْلَيْن al-waṣlayn	وَصْلَيْ waṣlay
Nominative	وَصْلَانِ waṣlāni	الْوَصْلَانِ al-waṣlāni	وَصْلَا waṣlā
Accusative	وَصْلَيْنِ waṣlayni	الْوَصْلَيْنِ al-waṣlayni	وَصْلَيْ waṣlay
Genitive	وَصْلَيْنِ waṣlayni	الْوَصْلَيْنِ al-waṣlayni	وَصْلَيْ waṣlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْصَال ʔawṣāl	الْأَوْصَال al-ʔawṣāl	أَوْصَال ʔawṣāl
Nominative	أَوْصَالٌ ʔawṣālun	الْأَوْصَالُ al-ʔawṣālu	أَوْصَالُ ʔawṣālu
Accusative	أَوْصَالًا ʔawṣālan	الْأَوْصَالَ al-ʔawṣāla	أَوْصَالَ ʔawṣāla
Genitive	أَوْصَالٍ ʔawṣālin	الْأَوْصَالِ al-ʔawṣāli	أَوْصَالِ ʔawṣāli

Derived terms

• أَلِف وَصْل (ʔalif waṣl, “linking alif”)
• هَمْزَة وَصْل (hamzat waṣl)
• وَصْلَة (waṣla, “link”)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وصل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[5], London: W.H. Allen

Egyptian Arabic

Verb

وصل • (wiṣil) (imperfect يوصل (yiwṣil))

1. to arrive

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ص ل
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَصَلَ (waṣala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.sˤil/

Verb

وصل • (wiṣil) I (non-past يوصل (yiwṣal))

1. to arrive, to reach

Conjugation

Conjugation of وصل

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	وصلت (wiṣilt)	وصلت (wiṣilt)	وصل (wiṣil)		وصلنا (wiṣilna)	وصلتوا (wiṣiltu)	وصلوا (wiṣlu)
	f		وصلتي (wiṣilti)	وصلت (wiṣlat)
non-past	m	أوصل (ʔawṣal)	توصل (tiwṣal)	يوصل (yiwṣal)		نوصل (niwṣal)	توصلوا (tiwṣalu)	يوصلوا (yiwṣalu)
	f		توصلي (tiwṣali)	توصل (tiwṣal)
imperative	m		اوصل (awṣal)				اوصلوا (awṣalu)
	f		اوصلي (awṣali)

North Levantine Arabic

Verb

وصل • (wuṣil, wuṣul) (imperfect يوصل (yūṣal))

1. to arrive

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَصْل (waṣl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wasl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäsl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäsl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wäsl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wäsl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væsl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [väsl]

Readings
Classical reading?	wasl
Dari reading?	wasl
Iranian reading?	vasl
Tajik reading?	vasl

Noun

Dari	وصل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	васл

وَصل • (vasl)

1. union, connection, joining
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 937:

     قابل امر ویی قایل شوی / وصل جویی بعد از آن واصل شوی

     qâbel-e amr-e vey-i qâyel šavi / vasl juyi ba'd az ân vâsel šavi

     If you accept His command, you will become the spokesman [thereof]; if you seek union [with Him], thereafter you will become united.

Derived terms

• شَبِ وَصل (šab-e vasl, “lovers' first night”)
• وَصل شُدَن (vasl šodan, “to become joined, to be connected”)
• وَصل کَردَن (vasl kardan, “to join, to connect”)

Related terms

• وَصلَت (vaslat, “conjugal union”)
• وَصلِه (vasle, “patch”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ص ل
5 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَصَلَ (waṣala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.sˤal/, [ˈwɑ.sˤɑl]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

وصل • (waṣal) I (present بوصل (būṣil))

1. to join, to connect

   Antonym: فصل (faṣal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of وصل

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	وصلت (waṣalt)	وصلت (waṣalt)	وصل (waṣal)		وصلنا (waṣalna)	وصلتو (waṣaltu)	وصلو (waṣalu)
	f		وصلتي (waṣalti)	وصلت (waṣlat)
present	m	بوصل (bawṣil)	بتوصل (btūṣil)	بوصل (būṣil)		منوصل (mnūṣil)	بتوصلو (btūṣilu)	بيوصلو (būṣilu)
	f		بتوصلي (btūṣili)	بتوصل (btūṣil)
subjunctive	m	اوصل (awṣil)	توصل (tūṣil)	يوصل (yūṣil)		نوصل (nūṣil)	توصلو (tūṣilu)	يوصلو (yūṣilu)
	f		توصلي (tūṣili)	توصل (tūṣil)
imperative	m		اوصل (iwṣil)				اوصلو (iwṣilu)
	f		اوصلي (iwṣili)

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَصَلَ (waṣala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.sˤil/, [ˈwi.sˤɪl]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

وصل • (wiṣil) I (present بوصل (būṣal), active participle واصل (wāṣel))

1. to arrive, to reach

   Antonym: طلع (ṭiliʕ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of وصل

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	وصلت (wṣilt)	وصلت (wṣilt)	وصل (wiṣil)		وصلنا (wṣilna)	وصلتو (wṣiltu)	وصلو (wiṣlu)
	f		وصلتي (wṣilti)	وصلت (wiṣlat)
present	m	بوصل (bawṣal)	بتوصل (btūṣal)	بيوصل (būṣal)		منوصل (mnūṣal)	بتوصلو (btūṣalu)	بيوصلو (būṣalu)
	f		بتوصلي (btūṣali)	بتوصل (btūṣal)
subjunctive	m	اوصل (awṣal)	توصل (tūṣal)	يوصل (yūṣal)		نوصل (nūṣal)	توصلو (tūṣalu)	يوصلو (yūṣalu)
	f		توصلي (tūṣali)	توصل (tūṣal)
imperative	m		اوصل (ūṣal)				اوصلو (ūṣalu)
	f		اوصلي (ūṣali)

Etymology 3

From Arabic وَصَّلَ (waṣṣala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wasˤ.sˤal/, [ˈwɑsˤ.sˤɑl]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

وصّل • (waṣṣal) II (present بوصّل (biwaṣṣel))

1. (transitive) to take, to convey, to deliver

   بابا، بصير توصّلني عند صاحبتي اليوم؟

   bābā, biṣīr twaṣṣelni ʕind ṣāḥebti l-yōm

   Dad, could you take me to my friend's place today?

Conjugation

Conjugation of وصل

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	وصّلت (waṣṣalt)	وصّلت (waṣṣalt)	وصّل (waṣṣal)		وصّلنا (waṣṣalna)	وصّلتو (waṣṣaltu)	وصّلو (waṣṣalu)
	f		وصّلتي (waṣṣalti)	وصّلت (waṣṣalat)
present	m	بوصّل (bawaṣṣel)	بتوصّل (bitwaṣṣel)	بوصّل (biwaṣṣel)		منوصّل (minwaṣṣel)	بتوصّلو (bitwaṣṣlu)	بوصّلو (biwaṣṣlu)
	f		بتوصّلي (bitwaṣṣli)	بتوصّل (bitwaṣṣel)
subjunctive	m	اوصّل (awaṣṣel)	توصّل (twaṣṣel)	يوصّل (ywaṣṣel)		نوصّل (nwaṣṣel)	توصّلو (twaṣṣlu)	يوصّلو (ywaṣṣlu)
	f		توصّلي (twaṣṣli)	توصّل (twaṣṣel)
imperative	m		وصّل (waṣṣel)				وصّلو (waṣṣlu)
	f		وصّلي (waṣṣli)