Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wasta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: wasta
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Intercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood

Example Sentences

"The number of those traveling to the US during summer may definitely have gone down, but if one can hook onto a wasta, one could get into the queue of applicants without having to get up early in the morning."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).

Inflected Forms

wastas (plural)

Synonyms

connections nepotism cronyism

Questions

What does wasta mean?: Intercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood
Where does wasta come from?: Borrowed from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).

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