wasla

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Synonyms: wala, walla, asla, wasl, wisla, wasa, wasta, washa, wassa, wayla, wsla, wasli

Antonyms: wala, walla, asla, wasl, wisla, wasa, wasta, washa, wassa, wayla, wsla, wasli

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A diacritic added to the Arabic letter [[alif]] {{m|ar|ا|tr=-}} to form {{m|ar|ٱ|tr=-}}, also called "hamzatu l-waṣli" - {{m|ar|هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ}} or "alifu l-waṣli" - {{m|ar|أَلِفُ الْوَصْلِ}}. It denotes [[elision]] and is seldom used in practice in fully vocalised Arabic texts, only to highlight that the alif is silent {{m|ar|هَمْزَةُ ٱلْوَصْلِ}} = {{m|ar|هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْلِ}}.

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