"وسيلة" meaning in Arabic

See وسيلة in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Ar-وسيلة.ogg
Head templates: {{ar-noun|وَسِيلَة|f|pl=وَسَائِل}} وَسِيلَة • (wasīla) f (plural وَسَائِل (wasāʔil)) Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|وَسِيلَة|pl=وَسَائِل}} Forms: وَسِيلَة [canonical, feminine], wasīla [romanization], وَسَائِل [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], وَسِيلَة [ar-infl-a, indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الْوَسِيلَة [ar-infl-a, definite, informal, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَة [ar-infl-a, construct, informal, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَةٌ [ar-infl-a, indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الْوَسِيلَةُ [ar-infl-a, definite, nominative, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَةُ [ar-infl-a, construct, nominative, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَةً [accusative, ar-infl-a, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْوَسِيلَةَ [accusative, ar-infl-a, definite, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَةَ [accusative, ar-infl-a, construct, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَةٍ [ar-infl-a, genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْوَسِيلَةِ [ar-infl-a, definite, genitive, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَةِ [ar-infl-a, construct, genitive, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَتَيْن [ar-infl-a, dual, indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الْوَسِيلَتَيْن [ar-infl-a, definite, dual, informal, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَتَيْ [ar-infl-a, construct, dual, informal, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَتَانِ [ar-infl-a, dual, indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الْوَسِيلَتَانِ [ar-infl-a, definite, dual, nominative, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَتَا [ar-infl-a, construct, dual, nominative, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَتَيْنِ [accusative, ar-infl-a, dual, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْوَسِيلَتَيْنِ [accusative, ar-infl-a, definite, dual, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَتَيْ [accusative, ar-infl-a, construct, dual, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَتَيْنِ [ar-infl-a, dual, genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْوَسِيلَتَيْنِ [ar-infl-a, definite, dual, genitive, singular, triptote], وَسِيلَتَيْ [ar-infl-a, construct, dual, genitive, singular, triptote], وَسَائِل [broken-form, diptote, indefinite, informal, plural], الْوَسَائِل [broken-form, definite, diptote, informal, plural], وَسَائِل [broken-form, construct, diptote, informal, plural], وَسَائِلُ [broken-form, diptote, indefinite, nominative, plural], الْوَسَائِلُ [broken-form, definite, diptote, nominative, plural], وَسَائِلُ [broken-form, construct, diptote, nominative, plural], وَسَائِلَ [accusative, broken-form, diptote, indefinite, plural], الْوَسَائِلَ [accusative, broken-form, definite, diptote, plural], وَسَائِلَ [accusative, broken-form, construct, diptote, plural], وَسَائِلَ [broken-form, diptote, genitive, indefinite, plural], الْوَسَائِلِ [broken-form, definite, diptote, genitive, plural], وَسَائِلِ [broken-form, construct, diptote, genitive, plural]
  1. means, medium
    Sense id: en-وسيلة-ar-noun-gksoXR9L Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural, Arabic nouns with broken plural, Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 16 39 41 4 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural: 28 30 27 15 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with broken plural: 28 30 27 15 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a: 28 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 25 29 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 17 19 6
  2. tool, instrument, device, implement
    Sense id: en-وسيلة-ar-noun-3ZScCFu5 Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural, Arabic nouns with broken plural, Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a, Arabic terms belonging to the root و س ل Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 16 39 41 4 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural: 28 30 27 15 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with broken plural: 28 30 27 15 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a: 28 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Arabic terms belonging to the root و س ل: 30 38 24 8
  3. (often in the plural) measure, step, provision Tags: in-plural, often
    Sense id: en-وسيلة-ar-noun-bNP~Dor7 Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural, Arabic nouns with broken plural, Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 16 39 41 4 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural: 28 30 27 15 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with broken plural: 28 30 27 15 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a: 28 30 27 16
  4. (in the plural) media Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-وسيلة-ar-noun-chyVJa3i Categories (other): Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural, Arabic nouns with broken plural, Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural: 28 30 27 15 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with broken plural: 28 30 27 15 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a: 28 30 27 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: وَسِيطَة (wasīṭa), وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa)
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "word": "vesile"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "lang_code": "lad",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "vesilé"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "vesile",
      "word": "وسیله"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "vasile",
      "word": "وسیله"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَة",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasīla",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِل",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِل",
          "وسائل"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَة",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَة",
          "وسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسِيلَة",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسِيلَة",
          "الوسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ar-infl-a",
        "definite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَة",
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        [
          "وَسِيلَة",
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      ],
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "construct",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَةٌ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَةٌ",
          "وسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسِيلَةُ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسِيلَةُ",
          "الوسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasīlatu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَةُ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَةُ",
          "وسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "construct",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَةً",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَةً",
          "وسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-a",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسِيلَةَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسِيلَةَ",
          "الوسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasīlata",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-a",
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَةَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَةَ",
          "وسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-a",
        "construct",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَةٍ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَةٍ",
          "وسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسِيلَةِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسِيلَةِ",
          "الوسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasīlati",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَةِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَةِ",
          "وسيلة#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlati",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "construct",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَتَيْن",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَتَيْن",
          "وسيلتين#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatayn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "dual",
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسِيلَتَيْن",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسِيلَتَيْن",
          "الوسيلتين#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasīlatayn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "definite",
        "dual",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَتَيْ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَتَيْ",
          "وسيلتي#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "construct",
        "dual",
        "informal",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَتَانِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَتَانِ",
          "وسيلتان#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "dual",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسِيلَتَانِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسِيلَتَانِ",
          "الوسيلتان#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasīlatāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "definite",
        "dual",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَتَا",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَتَا",
          "وسيلتا#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "construct",
        "dual",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَتَيْنِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَتَيْنِ",
          "وسيلتين#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatayni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-a",
        "dual",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسِيلَتَيْنِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسِيلَتَيْنِ",
          "الوسيلتين#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasīlatayni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-a",
        "definite",
        "dual",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَتَيْ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَتَيْ",
          "وسيلتي#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-a",
        "construct",
        "dual",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَتَيْنِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَتَيْنِ",
          "وسيلتين#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatayni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسِيلَتَيْنِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسِيلَتَيْنِ",
          "الوسيلتين#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasīlatayni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "definite",
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَتَيْ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسِيلَتَيْ",
          "وسيلتي#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasīlatay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-a",
        "construct",
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "triptote"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِل",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِل",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسَائِل",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسَائِل",
          "الوسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasāʔil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "informal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِل",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِل",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "informal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلُ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلُ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔilu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسَائِلُ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسَائِلُ",
          "الوسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasāʔilu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلُ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلُ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔilu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلَ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔila",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسَائِلَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسَائِلَ",
          "الوسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasāʔila",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلَ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔila",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلَ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔila",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسَائِلِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسَائِلِ",
          "الوسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasāʔili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلِ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "وَسِيلَة",
        "2": "f",
        "pl": "وَسَائِل"
      },
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "28 30 27 15",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 30 27 16",
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          "roman": "wasāʔil al-ʔiʕlāmi",
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        "triptote"
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    {
      "form": "الْوَسِيلَة",
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    {
      "form": "وَسِيلَةٌ",
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      "form": "وَسِيلَةً",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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        "singular",
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    {
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        "informal",
        "plural"
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    {
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          "الوسائل#Arabic"
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        "plural"
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    },
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلَ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔila",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسَائِلَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسَائِلَ",
          "الوسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasāʔila",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلَ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔila",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلَ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلَ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔila",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "الْوَسَائِلِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "الْوَسَائِلِ",
          "الوسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "al-wasāʔili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَسَائِلِ",
      "links": [
        [
          "وَسَائِلِ",
          "وسائل#Arabic"
        ]
      ],
      "roman": "wasāʔili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "وَسِيلَة",
        "2": "f",
        "pl": "وَسَائِل"
      },
      "expansion": "وَسِيلَة • (wasīla) f (plural وَسَائِل (wasāʔil))",
      "name": "ar-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "وَسِيلَة",
        "pl": "وَسَائِل"
      },
      "name": "ar-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "english": "by means of",
          "roman": "bi-wasīla",
          "text": "بِوَسِيلَة",
          "translation": "by means of",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "means of production",
          "roman": "wasāʔil al-ʔintāji",
          "text": "وَسَائِل الْإِنْتَاجِ",
          "translation": "means of production",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "means, medium"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ],
        [
          "medium",
          "medium"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tool, instrument, device, implement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "implement",
          "implement"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "measure, step, provision"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "measure",
          "measure"
        ],
        [
          "step",
          "step"
        ],
        [
          "provision",
          "provision"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often in the plural) measure, step, provision"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural",
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "media, news media",
          "roman": "wasāʔil al-ʔiʕlāmi",
          "text": "وَسَائِل الْإِعْلَامِ",
          "translation": "media, news media",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "media"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "media",
          "media"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) media"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Ar-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "wasīṭa",
      "word": "وَسِيطَة"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wāsiṭa",
      "word": "وَاسِطَة"
    }
  ],
  "word": "وسيلة"
}

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