واسع

Arabic

Etymology
Root
و س ع (w-s-ʕ)

Derived from the active participle of وَسُعَ (wasuʕa, “to be wide”) and وَسِعَ (wasiʕa, “to be wide, to hold, to contain”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /waː.siʕ/

Adjective

وَاسِع • (wāsiʕ) (feminine وَاسِعَة (wāsiʕa), masculine plural وَاسِعُونَ (wāsiʕūna), feminine plural وَاسِعَات (wāsiʕāt), elative أَوْسَع (ʔawsaʕ))

  1. large in area, extensive, vast; broad; wide; open
    1. spacious, roomy
      Synonyms: شَاسِع (šāsiʕ), فَسِيح (fasīḥ)
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:97:
        قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَا
        qālū ʔalam takun ʔarḍu l-lahi wāsiʕatan fatuhājirū fīhā
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. (of clothes) loose, oversized
    3. (of a person's perspective, attitude, or mind) open, broad
    4. (of a person's learning) extensive, deep
  2. expansive; comprehensive, inclusive
  3. (of a matter, issue, topic, or the like) open, up for discussion, discussable, undetermined
    1. (when referring to issues relating to laws, rules, regulations, and the like) debateable, not fixed
  4. (rare, approving) not strict; not harsh; forgiving
    Synonym: سَمِح (samiḥ)
  5. (rare) generous, liberal
    Synonyms: جَوَاد (jawād), مِعْطَاء (miʕṭāʔ)

Usage notes

Strictly speaking, the word generally signifies extensiveness, vastness, and spaciousness, as well as openness, not the extent from side to side, which is denoted by عَرِيض (ʕarīḍ) instead.

  1. اَلْغُرَفُ وَاسِعَةٌ ― al-ḡurafu wāsiʕatun ― The rooms are large.
  2. الأَرْضُ الْوَاسِعَةُ ― al-ʔarḍu l-wāsiʕatu ― the open land
  3. سَاحَةٌ وَاسِعَةُ ― sāḥatun wāsiʕatu ― an expansive area

Due to the overlap between their semantic fields, however, the two are sometimes interchangeable, and there are instances where وَاسِع (wāsiʕ) is preferred and more idiomatic, especially when the wideness of the referent is convenient or desirable.

  1. طَرِيقٌ وَاسِعٌ ― ṭarīqun wāsiʕun ― a wide road
  2. مَمَرٌّ وَاسِعٌ ― mamarrun wāsiʕun ― a wide corridor

A like connection between narrowness and inconvenience (or frustration) is implied by its antonym ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq). Compare loose and tight.

Declension
Declension of adjective وَاسِع (wāsiʕ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاسِع
wāsiʕ		 الْوَاسِع
al-wāsiʕ		 وَاسِعَة
wāsiʕa		 الْوَاسِعَة
al-wāsiʕa
Nominative وَاسِعٌ
wāsiʕun		 الْوَاسِعُ
al-wāsiʕu		 وَاسِعَةٌ
wāsiʕatun		 الْوَاسِعَةُ
al-wāsiʕatu
Accusative وَاسِعًا
wāsiʕan		 الْوَاسِعَ
al-wāsiʕa		 وَاسِعَةً
wāsiʕatan		 الْوَاسِعَةَ
al-wāsiʕata
Genitive وَاسِعٍ
wāsiʕin		 الْوَاسِعِ
al-wāsiʕi		 وَاسِعَةٍ
wāsiʕatin		 الْوَاسِعَةِ
al-wāsiʕati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاسِعَيْن
wāsiʕayn		 الْوَاسِعَيْن
al-wāsiʕayn		 وَاسِعَتَيْن
wāsiʕatayn		 الْوَاسِعَتَيْن
al-wāsiʕatayn
Nominative وَاسِعَانِ
wāsiʕāni		 الْوَاسِعَانِ
al-wāsiʕāni		 وَاسِعَتَانِ
wāsiʕatāni		 الْوَاسِعَتَانِ
al-wāsiʕatāni
Accusative وَاسِعَيْنِ
wāsiʕayni		 الْوَاسِعَيْنِ
al-wāsiʕayni		 وَاسِعَتَيْنِ
wāsiʕatayni		 الْوَاسِعَتَيْنِ
al-wāsiʕatayni
Genitive وَاسِعَيْنِ
wāsiʕayni		 الْوَاسِعَيْنِ
al-wāsiʕayni		 وَاسِعَتَيْنِ
wāsiʕatayni		 الْوَاسِعَتَيْنِ
al-wāsiʕatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal وَاسِعِين
wāsiʕīn		 الْوَاسِعِين
al-wāsiʕīn		 وَاسِعَات
wāsiʕāt		 الْوَاسِعَات
al-wāsiʕāt
Nominative وَاسِعُونَ
wāsiʕūna		 الْوَاسِعُونَ
al-wāsiʕūna		 وَاسِعَاتٌ
wāsiʕātun		 الْوَاسِعَاتُ
al-wāsiʕātu
Accusative وَاسِعِينَ
wāsiʕīna		 الْوَاسِعِينَ
al-wāsiʕīna		 وَاسِعَاتٍ
wāsiʕātin		 الْوَاسِعَاتِ
al-wāsiʕāti
Genitive وَاسِعِينَ
wāsiʕīna		 الْوَاسِعِينَ
al-wāsiʕīna		 وَاسِعَاتٍ
wāsiʕātin		 الْوَاسِعَاتِ
al-wāsiʕāti

Antonyms

Descendants
  • Maltese: wiesa’
  • Moroccan Arabic: واسع (wāsaʕ)

References

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِع (wāsiʕ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /waːsaʕ/

Adjective

واسع • (wāsaʕ) (feminine واسعة (wāsʕa), common plural وساع (wsāʕ), masculine plural واسعين (wāsʕīn), feminine plural واسعات (wāsʕāt), elative أوسع (ʔawsaʕ) or وسع (wsaʕ))

  1. wide
    Antonym: ضيق (ḍiyyaq)

Descendants
  • → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵡⵙⵄ (wsɛ)

South Levantine Arabic
Root
و س ع
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِع (wāsiʕ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /waː.siʕ/, [ˈwæː.sɪʕ]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

واسع • (wāseʕ) (feminine واسعة (wāsʕa), common plural واسعين (wāsʕīn), elative أوسع (ʔawsaʕ))

  1. wide, spacious
    Antonym: ضيّق (ḍiyyeʔ)

See also

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِع (wāsiʕ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

واسِع • (vāseʿ) (Hindi spelling वासि)

  1. capacious, wide, roomy
  2. ample

References
  • “واسع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “واسع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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