wasla

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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).

OriginArabic وَصْلَة →
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Meanings

nounwasla (plural waslas or wasla)

plural waslas · alternative waṣla

  1. human sciencesA 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).

Origin

  1. Arabicوَصْلَة
  2. Englishwasla

From Arabic وَصْلَة (waṣla).

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Translations

Arabic وَصْلَة, هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ
  • وَصْلَة (waṣla)an Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif
  • هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ (hamzatu l-waṣli)an Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif
  • أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ (ʔalifu l-waṣli)an Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif
French wasla
  • waslaan Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif
German Wasla
  • Waslaan Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif
Persian وصله
  • وصله (vasle)an Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif
Russian ва́сла
  • ва́сла (vásla)an Arabic diacritic denoting elision of the alif
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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