# وصل
## Arabic
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

#### Verb

وَصَلَ • (waṣala) I (non-past يَصِلُ (yaṣilu), verbal noun وَصْل (waṣl) or صِلَة (ṣila) or وُصْلَة (wuṣla))
* to unite, to join, to combine [with accusative ‘something’ and بِ (bi) ‘with something else’]
* to attach [with accusative ‘something’ and بِ (bi) ‘to something else’]
* to give, to award [with accusative ‘someone’ and بِ (bi) ‘something’]
    لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَتَّصِلْ؟li-māḏā lam tattaṣil?Why didn't you call? / Why didn't you get in touch?

##### Derived terms

* مَوْصُول (mawṣūl)
** اِسْم مَوْصُول (ism mawṣūl)
* وَصْل (waṣl)
* صِلَة (ṣila)

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وصل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

#### Verb

وَصَلَ • (waṣala) I (non-past يَصِلُ (yaṣilu), verbal noun صِلَة (ṣila) or وُصُول (wuṣūl))
* to arrive at, to reach [with إِلَى (ʔilā) or accusative ‘somewhere’]
    وَصَلَ وَفْدٌ مِصْرِيٌّ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ (Al Jazeera July 7th, 2009)waṣala wafdun miṣriyyun ʔilā dimašqaAn Egyptian delegation arrived in Damascus
* to reach, to come to [with accusative or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘someone/something’]
    وحكمة الكتاب المقدس، التي تفيد في كل العصور، تساعدنا أن نصل إلى هذا الهدفThe wisdom of the Bible, which is useful in all ages, helps us reach this goal.[translit?]
* to reach, to amount to [with accusative or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘a specific quantity’]
* to enter [with إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘a phase’]
* to bring [with accusative or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘someone’, along with بِ (bi) ‘something’]

##### Synonyms

* بَلَغَ (balaḡa)

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وصل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

### Etymology 2

Compare وَصَلَ (waṣala, “to arrive, connect”).

#### Verb

وَصَّلَ • (waṣṣala) II (non-past يُوَصِّلُ (yuwaṣṣilu), verbal noun تَوْصِيل (tawṣīl))
* (transitive) to join, to unite, to connect [with accusative ‘something’, along with بِ (bi) ‘with something else’ or إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘to an electric circuit’]
* (transitive) to bring, to convey, to deliver, to transport [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘to somewhere/someone’]
    وَصَّلَهُ إِلَيْهِwaṣṣalahu ʔilayhihe brought it to him
    كي نضمِّن أن توصلنا قراراتنا في المجالات الأخلاقية إلى نتائج جيدة، لا نقدر أن نتَّكل فقط على إحساسنا أو رأي الآخرين.In order to ensure that our decisions in ethical areas lead to good results, we cannot rely solely on our own feelings or the opinions of others.[translit?]
* (transitive) to transmit, to communicate [with accusative ‘something’ and إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘to someone’]
* (transitive) to escort [with accusative ‘someone’ and إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘somewhere’]
* (transitive) to give (someone) a ride
* to establish a connection [with بَيْنَ (bayna) ‘between two people/things’]
* (transitive) to plug in (a device)

##### References

* Lane, Edward William (1863) “وصل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate
* Mace, John (2007) “وصل”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Lane, Edward William (1863) “وصل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, page Supplement 3054

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

وَصْل • (waṣl) m (plural أَوْصَال (ʔawṣāl) or وُصُولَات (wuṣūlāt))
* verbal noun of وَصَلَ (waṣala) (form I)
* union, connection
* intercourse, friendship
* union with the beloved object, amorous enjoyment
* liberality
* connecting link, articulation, joint
* appurtenance, counterpart
* voucher, receipt
* (grammar, linguistics) liaison in French, linking (consonants syllabifying across word boundaries)

##### Derived terms

* أَلِف وَصْل (ʔalif waṣl, “linking alif”)
* هَمْزَة وَصْل (hamzat waṣl)
* وَصْلَة (waṣla, “link”)

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وصل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

## Egyptian Arabic
### Verb

وصل • (wiṣil) (imperfect يوصل (yiwṣil))
* to arrive

## Hijazi Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic وَصَلَ (waṣala).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wi.sˤil/

### Verb

وصل • (wiṣil) I (non-past يوصل (yiwṣal))
* to arrive, to reach

#### Conjugation
## North Levantine Arabic
### Verb

وصل • (wuṣil, wuṣul) (imperfect يوصل (yūṣal))
* to arrive

## Persian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَصْل (waṣl).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [wasl]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [wäsl]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [wäsl]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [wäsl]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [wäsl̥]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [væsl̥]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [väsl]

### Noun

وَصل • (vasl)
* union, connection, joining
** c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 937:قابل امر ویی قایل شوی / وصل جویی بعد از آن واصل شویqâbel-e amr-e vey-i qâyel šavi / vasl juyi ba'd az ân vâsel šaviIf you accept His command, you will become the spokesman [thereof]; if you seek union [with Him], thereafter you will become united.

#### Derived terms

* شَبِ وَصل (šab-e vasl, “lovers' first night”)
* وَصل شُدَن (vasl šodan, “to become joined, to be connected”)
* وَصل کَردَن (vasl kardan, “to join, to connect”)

#### Related terms

* وَصلَت (vaslat, “conjugal union”)
* وَصلِه (vasle, “patch”)

## South Levantine Arabic
### Etymology 1

From Arabic وَصَلَ (waṣala).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wa.sˤal/, [ˈwɑ.sˤɑl]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

وصل • (waṣal) I (present بوصل (būṣil))
* to join, to connect
    Antonym: فصل (faṣal)

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2

From Arabic وَصَلَ (waṣala).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wi.sˤil/, [ˈwi.sˤɪl]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

وصل • (wiṣil) I (present بوصل (būṣal), active participle واصل (wāṣel))
* to arrive, to reach
    Antonym: طلع (ṭiliʕ)

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 3

From Arabic وَصَّلَ (waṣṣala).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wasˤ.sˤal/, [ˈwɑsˤ.sˤɑl]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

وصّل • (waṣṣal) II (present بوصّل (biwaṣṣel))
* (transitive) to take, to convey, to deliver
    بابا، بصير توصّلني عند صاحبتي اليوم؟bābā, biṣīr twaṣṣelni ʕind ṣāḥebti l-yōmDad, could you take me to my friend's place today?