# وصى
## Arabic
### Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew ציווה / צִוָּה (ṣiwwɔ̂, tsivá, “to command”) by metathesis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wasˤ.sˤaː/

### Verb

وَصَّى • (waṣṣā) II (non-past يُوَصِّي (yuwaṣṣī), verbal noun تَوْصِيَة (tawṣiya))
* to ordain, to decree, to command
** 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:131:وَلَقَدْ وَصَّيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا ٱلْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ أَنِ ٱتَّقُوا اللَّهَwalaqad 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 تَعْقِلُونَḏālikum 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

#### Descendants

* Maltese: wissa
* Moroccan Arabic: وصى (waṣṣa)
* South Levantine Arabic: وصى (waṣṣa)

### References

* “وصى” in Almaany

## Moroccan Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic وَصَّى (waṣṣā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wasˤ.sˤa/

### Verb

وصى • (waṣṣa) II (non-past يوصي (ywaṣṣi), verbal noun توصية (tawsya), active participle موصي (mwaṣṣi))
* to recommend, to advise
    Synonym: نصح (nṣaḥ)
    كنوصيك تمشي للطبيب فأقرب وقت.kanwaṣṣīk temši le-ṭbīb f-ʔaqrab waqt.I advise you to go to the doctor as soon as possible.
* to order, to put an order [with على]
    Synonym: طلب (ṭlab)
    وصيت على طابلة فالمطعم الجديد لغدا.waṣṣīt ʕla ṭābla f-el-maṭʕam le-jdīd l-ḡadda.I ordered a table in the new restaurant for tomorrow.
    وصى الوالد على تلاجة جديدة من مرجان.waṣṣa l-wālid ʕla tallāja jdīda men marjān.My father ordered a new fridge from Marjane.
* to entrust, to commend [with على]
    Synonym: أمن (ʔamman)
    وصيت عليك هاد الأمانة. ― waṣṣīt ʕlīk hād el-ʔamāna ― I entrust with you this trust.

#### Conjugation
## South Levantine Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic وَصَّى (waṣṣā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wasˤ.sˤa/, [ˈwɑsˤːɑ]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

### Verb

وصّى • (waṣṣa) II (present بوصّي (biwaṣṣi))
* to recommend (that someone to do something)
    Synonym: اقترح (iqtaraḥ)
    بوصّيك انّك تتوجّه للدكتور.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) [with على]
    وّصاهم علي للوضيفة.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) [with على]
    Synonym: طلب (ṭalab)
    وصّيت على طاولة؟ ― waṣṣēt ʕala ṭāwle? ― Did you order a table?
    آه، وصّيته 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 طاولة ― ʕala ṭāwle ― 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.