wasla in Arabic

Arabic words for wasla

an Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif

وَصْلَة waṣla, هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ hamzatu l-waṣli, أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ ʔalifu l-waṣli

English meaning of wasla

1. noun A diacritic added to the Arabic letter alif ا to form ٱ, also called "hamzatu l-waṣli" - هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli) or "alifu l-waṣli" - أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ (ʔalifu l-waṣli). It denotes elision and is seldom used in practice in fully vocalised Arabic texts, only to highlight that the alif is silent هَمْزَةُ ٱلْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli) = هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli).

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Questions about wasla in Arabic

What is the meaning of wasla in Arabic?

Wasla in Arabic is وَصْلَة (waṣla), هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli), أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ (ʔalifu l-waṣli).

ما معنى كلمة wasla؟

Wasla: وَصْلَة (waṣla), هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli), أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ (ʔalifu l-waṣli).

What does wasla mean in English?

Wasla means a diacritic added to the Arabic letter alif ا to form ٱ, also called "hamzatu l-waṣli" - هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli) or "alifu l-waṣli" - أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ (ʔalifu l-waṣli). It denotes elision and is seldom used in practice in fully vocalised Arabic texts, only to highlight that the alif is silent هَمْزَةُ ٱلْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli) = هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli).