bwasita بواسطة
Moroccan Darija · preposition
“bwasita” (بواسطة) is a preposition in Moroccan Darija meaning by means of, through.
Meanings
- by means of, through
Usage
Bwasita (b wasitat) means "by means of" or "through". The word comes from Standard Arabic and belongs to a rather formal register: it is heard in administrative procedures, at work or in the media. It is also used in the construction b wasita dyal. In everyday conversation, people often just use b or 3la yedd ("by the hand of"). Note: the noun lwasita, on its own, commonly means connections ("pull"), that is, the contacts one uses to get a job or a favor.
Example
صيفطت ليه الفلوس بواسطة البانكا.
sifet lih lflous b wasitat lbanka
“I sent him the money through the bank.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bwasita” but also “bwasitat” and “bwasta”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.