wesa3 واسع
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“wesa3” (واسع) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning wide, roomy.
Meanings
- wide, roomy
- vast, extensive
- vague, imprecise (notion)
Usage
Wésa3 describes what has room: a house, a street, a garment that is too loose. The feminine is wés3a, the plural wés3in. For a garment, wésa3 often means "too big", the opposite of dhayyaq (narrow, tight). In the abstract sense, it applies to a broad or fuzzy notion, as in mafhoum wésa3 (a broad concept), especially in a formal register. The expression bélhou wésa3 ("he has a broad mind") describes a patient, tolerant person. When talking about space, remember that the usual opposition is wésa3 / dhayyaq, rather than kbir / sghir.
Example
الدار هاذي واسعة برشا
eddar hedhi wes3a barcha
“This house is very spacious.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wesa3” but also “wase3”, “wassa3”, “wes3” and “wasi3”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “wesa3” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “wide, loose (clothing, space)”; “vast, spacious”: was3 in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “wide, spacious”; “vast, extensive”: wase3 in Algerian.