Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

وَاسِطَةٌ

Root: وسط

Full Definition

وَاسِطَةٌ The jewel that is in the middle of a قِلَادَة [or necklace], which is the best thereof; the large pearl (دُرَّة) that is in the middle thereof, which is the most precious of the beads thereof.
2 [In modern Arabic, A means of doing a thing. You say, بِوَاسِطَةِ كَذَا By means of such a thing.
3 Also, An intermediary, interposer, or agent between parties; a go-between.]
4 See also وَاسِطٌ.
5 هُوَ فِى وَاسِطَةٍ مِنَ العَيْشِ He is in a good condition of life. (Er-Rághib, TA, in art. حف.)


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