वास्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian واسطه (vâsete), from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːs.t̪ɑː/, [ʋäːs.t̪äː]

Noun

वास्ता • (vāstā) m (Urdu spelling واسطہ)

1. something intermediate or between
2. connection, business, concern, dealings
3. motive, reason, occasion

Declension

Declension of वास्ता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वास्ता vāstā	वास्ते vāste
oblique	वास्ते vāste	वास्तों vāstõ
vocative	वास्ते vāste	वास्तो vāsto

Derived terms

• के वास्ते (ke vāste)
• वास्ता पड़ना (vāstā paṛnā, “to have a connection with”)
• वास्ता रखना (vāstā rakhnā, “to care about, concern”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वास्ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press