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wasla

wasla 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).

Noun

wasla (plural waslas or wasla)

  1. 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).

wasla meaning in Arabic and Persian

wasla in Arabic

an Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif
وَصْلَة waṣla, هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ hamzatu l-waṣli, أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ ʔalifu l-waṣli

wasla in Persian

an Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif
وصله vasle

Forms of wasla

pluralwaslas
pluralwasla
alternative formwaṣla

Origin of wasla

From Arabic وَصْلَةٌ (waṣlatun).

Questions about wasla

What does wasla mean?
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).
What is wasla in Arabic?
Wasla in Arabic is وَصْلَة (waṣla), هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli), أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ (ʔalifu l-waṣli). See Wasla meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is wasla?
Wasla is a noun.
What is the plural of wasla?
The plural of wasla is waslas.

Words near wasla in the dictionary

  1. Waskiewicz
  2. Waskiewiczes
  3. Wasko
  4. Waskos
  5. WASL
  6. wasla
  7. waslas
  8. Wasley
  9. Wasleys
  10. wasm
  11. Wasmer

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