توصيلة

Arabic

Root
و ص ل (w-ṣ-l)

Etymology

تَوْصِيل (tawṣīl) + ـَة (-a)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taw.sˤiː.la/

Noun

تَوْصِيلَة • (tawṣīla) f (plural تَوْصِيلَات (tawṣīlāt))

  1. delivery, ride, the conveyance of a thing or more things or persons to another place
  2. fare, the pay for a conveyance from one place to the other
    • 2018, وَجْدِيّ الْأَهْدَل [wajdiyy al-ʔahdal], أرض المؤامرات السعيدة, Bayrūt: Nawfal / Hachette Antoine, →ISBN, page 130:
      وصلنا إلى رصيف القوارب، أردتُ أن أُناوله الأجرة المُتّفق عليها، لكنّه رفض أخذها، أشار إلى تاتيانا وقال: «إكراماً لهذه المرأة الطيّبة التوصيلة على حسابي».
      We reached the boat pier, I wanted to fork him out an appropriate sum, but refused taking it, pointing at Tatyana he said: “To tribute this good woman the fare goes on me.”
  3. a technical interface or connection point, socket
  4. power strip

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic تَوْصِيلَة (tawṣīla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tawˈsˤiːla/

Noun

تَوْصيلة • (tawṣīla) f (plural تَوْصيلات (tawṣīlāt))

  1. power strip, extension block, power board
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