وصى

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ص ي (w-ṣ-y). Cognate with Hebrew צוה (tsivá, “to command”) by metathesis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wasˤ.sˤaː/

Verb

وَصَّى • (waṣṣā) II, non-past يُوَصِّي‎ (yuwaṣṣī)

to ordain, to decree, to command
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:131:
  وَلَقَدْ وَصَّيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا ٱلْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ أَنِ ٱتَّقُوا اللَّهَ
  walaqad waṣṣaynā llaḏīna ʔūtū l-kitāba min qablikum waʔiyyākum ʔani ttaqū l-laha
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:151:
  ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
  ḏālikum waṣṣākum bihi laʕallakum taʕqilūna
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
to bequeath
to advise
to entrust, to commend
to determine or institute as guardian

Noun

وَصِيَّة a will.

وَصِيْ guardian of a will.

مُوصَى recommended, gifted.

مُوصِي recommender, gifter in a will.

تَوْصِيَة recommendation, reference .

Conjugation

Conjugation of

وَصَّى

(form-II final-weak)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَوْصِيَة tawṣiya
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُوَصٍّ muwaṣṣin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُوَصًّى muwaṣṣan
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَصَّيْتُ waṣṣaytu	وَصَّيْتَ waṣṣayta	وَصَّى waṣṣā	وَصَّيْتُمَا waṣṣaytumā	وَصَّيَا waṣṣayā	وَصَّيْنَا waṣṣaynā	وَصَّيْتُمْ waṣṣaytum	وَصَّوْا waṣṣaw
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	وَصَّيْتُ waṣṣaytu	وَصَّيْتِ waṣṣayti	وَصَّتْ waṣṣat	وَصَّيْتُمَا waṣṣaytumā	وَصَّتَا waṣṣatā	وَصَّيْنَا waṣṣaynā	وَصَّيْتُنَّ waṣṣaytunna	وَصَّيْنَ waṣṣayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَصِّي ʔuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّي tuwaṣṣī	يُوَصِّي yuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّيَانِ tuwaṣṣiyāni	يُوَصِّيَانِ yuwaṣṣiyāni	نُوَصِّي nuwaṣṣī	تُوَصُّونَ tuwaṣṣūna	يُوَصُّونَ yuwaṣṣūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُوَصِّي ʔuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّينَ tuwaṣṣīna	تُوَصِّي tuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّيَانِ tuwaṣṣiyāni	تُوَصِّيَانِ tuwaṣṣiyāni	نُوَصِّي nuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّينَ tuwaṣṣīna	يُوَصِّينَ yuwaṣṣīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَصِّيَ ʔuwaṣṣiya	تُوَصِّيَ tuwaṣṣiya	يُوَصِّيَ yuwaṣṣiya	تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā	يُوَصِّيَا yuwaṣṣiyā	نُوَصِّيَ nuwaṣṣiya	تُوَصُّوا tuwaṣṣū	يُوَصُّوا yuwaṣṣū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُوَصِّيَ ʔuwaṣṣiya	تُوَصِّي tuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّيَ tuwaṣṣiya	تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā	تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā	نُوَصِّيَ nuwaṣṣiya	تُوَصِّينَ tuwaṣṣīna	يُوَصِّينَ yuwaṣṣīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَصِّ ʔuwaṣṣi	تُوَصِّ tuwaṣṣi	يُوَصِّ yuwaṣṣi	تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā	يُوَصِّيَا yuwaṣṣiyā	نُوَصِّ nuwaṣṣi	تُوَصُّوا tuwaṣṣū	يُوَصُّوا yuwaṣṣū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُوَصِّ ʔuwaṣṣi	تُوَصِّي tuwaṣṣī	تُوَصِّ tuwaṣṣi	تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā	تُوَصِّيَا tuwaṣṣiyā	نُوَصِّ nuwaṣṣi	تُوَصِّينَ tuwaṣṣīna	يُوَصِّينَ yuwaṣṣīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَصِّ waṣṣi		وَصِّيَا waṣṣiyā			وَصُّوا waṣṣū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		وَصِّي waṣṣī		وَصِّيَا waṣṣiyā			وَصِّينَ waṣṣīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُصِّيتُ wuṣṣītu	وُصِّيتَ wuṣṣīta	وُصِّيَ wuṣṣiya	وُصِّيتُمَا wuṣṣītumā	وُصِّيَا wuṣṣiyā	وُصِّينَا wuṣṣīnā	وُصِّيتُمْ wuṣṣītum	وُصُّوا wuṣṣū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	وُصِّيتُ wuṣṣītu	وُصِّيتِ wuṣṣīti	وُصِّيَتْ wuṣṣiyat	وُصِّيتُمَا wuṣṣītumā	وُصِّيَتَا wuṣṣiyatā	وُصِّينَا wuṣṣīnā	وُصِّيتُنَّ wuṣṣītunna	وُصِّينَ wuṣṣīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَصَّى ʔuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّى tuwaṣṣā	يُوَصَّى yuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّيَانِ tuwaṣṣayāni	يُوَصَّيَانِ yuwaṣṣayāni	نُوَصَّى nuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّوْنَ tuwaṣṣawna	يُوَصَّوْنَ yuwaṣṣawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُوَصَّى ʔuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّيْنَ tuwaṣṣayna	تُوَصَّى tuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّيَانِ tuwaṣṣayāni	تُوَصَّيَانِ tuwaṣṣayāni	نُوَصَّى nuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّيْنَ tuwaṣṣayna	يُوَصَّيْنَ yuwaṣṣayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَصَّى ʔuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّى tuwaṣṣā	يُوَصَّى yuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā	يُوَصَّيَا yuwaṣṣayā	نُوَصَّى nuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّوْا tuwaṣṣaw	يُوَصَّوْا yuwaṣṣaw
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُوَصَّى ʔuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّيْ tuwaṣṣay	تُوَصَّى tuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā	تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā	نُوَصَّى nuwaṣṣā	تُوَصَّيْنَ tuwaṣṣayna	يُوَصَّيْنَ yuwaṣṣayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَصَّ ʔuwaṣṣa	تُوَصَّ tuwaṣṣa	يُوَصَّ yuwaṣṣa	تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā	يُوَصَّيَا yuwaṣṣayā	نُوَصَّ nuwaṣṣa	تُوَصَّوْا tuwaṣṣaw	يُوَصَّوْا yuwaṣṣaw
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُوَصَّ ʔuwaṣṣa	تُوَصَّيْ tuwaṣṣay	تُوَصَّ tuwaṣṣa	تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā	تُوَصَّيَا tuwaṣṣayā	نُوَصَّ nuwaṣṣa	تُوَصَّيْنَ tuwaṣṣayna	يُوَصَّيْنَ yuwaṣṣayna

References

“وصى” in Almaany

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ص ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَصَّى (waṣṣā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wasˤ.sˤa/, [ˈwɑsˤ.sˤɑ]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

وصّى • (waṣṣa) II (present بوصّي (biwaṣṣi))

to recommend (that someone to do something)
Synonym: اقترح (iqtaraḥ)

بوصّي ك انّك تتوجّه ل لدكتور.
bawaṣṣīk ʔinnak titwajjah lad-doktōr.
I recommend that you go to the doctor.
(literally, “I ask you that you direct yourself to the doctor.”)
to recommend (someone to another) (+ على)
وّصا هم علي ل لوضيفة.
waṣṣāhom ʕalay lil-waẓīfe.
He recommended me to them for the position.
(literally, “He asked them for me for the position.”)
to request, to order, to ask (someone to do something) (+ على)
Synonym: طلب (ṭalab)

وصّيت على طاولة؟
waṣṣēt ʕala ṭāwle?
Did you order a table?

آه، وصّيت ه على طاولة.
ʔā, waṣṣēto ʕala ṭāwle
Yes, I asked him for a table.

Usage notes

Grammatically, وصّى (waṣṣa) is akin to English "to ask" (in the sense of "to request"): the direct object of وصّى is that from which something is requested (وصّيته (waṣṣēto) – I asked him), whereas the indirect object is that which is requested (على طولة (ʕala ṭawle) – for a table). Neither object is required, but whether they are used influences the interpretation of the sentence. Without a direct object, وصّى simply means "to put in a request". Without an indirect object, it connotes a recommendation or a suggestion given to another.

Conjugation

Conjugation of وصّى (waṣṣa)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	وصّيت (waṣṣēt)	وصّيت (waṣṣēt)	وصّى (waṣṣa)	وصّينا (waṣṣēna)	وصّيتو (waṣṣētu)	وصّو (waṣṣu)
past	f	وصّيت (waṣṣēt)	وصّيتي (waṣṣēti)	وصّت (waṣṣat)	وصّينا (waṣṣēna)	وصّيتو (waṣṣētu)	وصّو (waṣṣu)
present	m	بوصّي (bawaṣṣi)	بتوصّي (bitwaṣṣi)	بوصّي (biwaṣṣi)	منوصّي (minwaṣṣi)	بتوصّو (bitwaṣṣu)	بوصّو (biwaṣṣu)
present	f	بوصّي (bawaṣṣi)	بتوصّي (bitwaṣṣi)	بتوصّي (bitwaṣṣi)	منوصّي (minwaṣṣi)	بتوصّو (bitwaṣṣu)	بوصّو (biwaṣṣu)
subjunctive	m	اوصّي (awaṣṣi)	توصّي (twaṣṣi)	يوصّي (ywaṣṣi)	نوصّي (nwaṣṣi)	توصّو (twaṣṣu)	يوصّو (ywaṣṣu)
subjunctive	f	اوصّي (awaṣṣi)	توصّي (twaṣṣi)	توصّي (twaṣṣi)	نوصّي (nwaṣṣi)	توصّو (twaṣṣu)	يوصّو (ywaṣṣu)
imperative	m		وصّي (waṣṣi)			وصّو (waṣṣu)
imperative	f		وصّي (waṣṣi)			وصّو (waṣṣu)

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