English Explanatory Dictionary

wasta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

wasta wastas

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa)

Synonyms

connections nepotism cronyism
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on W Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary