وحش

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Arabic

Root
و ح ش (w-ḥ-š)

Noun

وَحْش • (waḥš) m (plural وُحُوش (wuḥūš) or وُحْشَان (wuḥšān))

  1. wild animal
  2. monster
  3. beast
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 81:1-14:
      إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ (1) وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنْكَدَرَتْ (2) وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ (3) وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ (4) وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ (5) وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ (6) وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ (7) وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ (8) بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ (9) وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ (10) وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ (11) وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ (12) وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ (13) عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ (14)
      ʔiḏā š-šamsu kuwwirat (1) waʔiḏā n-nujūmu nkadarat (2) waʔiḏā l-jibālu suyyirat (3) waʔiḏā l-ʕišāru ʕuṭṭilat (4) waʔiḏā l-wuḥūšu ḥuširat (5) waʔiḏā l-biḥāru sujjirat (6) waʔiḏā n-nufūsu zuwwijat (7) waʔiḏā l-mawʔūdatu suʔilat (8) biʔayyi ḏanbin qutilat (9) waʔiḏā ṣ-ṣuḥufu nuširat (10) waʔiḏā s-samāʔu kušiṭat (11) waʔiḏā l-jaḥīmu suʕʕirat (12) waʔiḏā l-jannatu ʔuzlifat (13) ʕalimat nafsun mā ʔaḥḍarat (14)
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  4. (hunting) game

Declension

Declension of noun وَحْش (waḥš)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal وَحْش
waḥš 		الْوَحْش
al-waḥš 		وَحْش
waḥš
Nominative وَحْشٌ
waḥšun 		الْوَحْشُ
al-waḥšu 		وَحْشُ
waḥšu
Accusative وَحْشًا
waḥšan 		الْوَحْشَ
al-waḥša 		وَحْشَ
waḥša
Genitive وَحْشٍ
waḥšin 		الْوَحْشِ
al-waḥši 		وَحْشِ
waḥši
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal وَحْشَيْن
waḥšayn 		الْوَحْشَيْن
al-waḥšayn 		وَحْشَيْ
waḥšay
Nominative وَحْشَانِ
waḥšāni 		الْوَحْشَانِ
al-waḥšāni 		وَحْشَا
waḥšā
Accusative وَحْشَيْنِ
waḥšayni 		الْوَحْشَيْنِ
al-waḥšayni 		وَحْشَيْ
waḥšay
Genitive وَحْشَيْنِ
waḥšayni 		الْوَحْشَيْنِ
al-waḥšayni 		وَحْشَيْ
waḥšay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal وُحُوش‎; وُحْشَان
wuḥūš‎; wuḥšān 		الْوُحُوش‎; الْوُحْشَان
al-wuḥūš‎; al-wuḥšān 		وُحُوش‎; وُحْشَان
wuḥūš‎; wuḥšān
Nominative وُحُوشٌ‎; وُحْشَانٌ
wuḥūšun‎; wuḥšānun 		الْوُحُوشُ‎; الْوُحْشَانُ
al-wuḥūšu‎; al-wuḥšānu 		وُحُوشُ‎; وُحْشَانُ
wuḥūšu‎; wuḥšānu
Accusative وُحُوشًا‎; وُحْشَانًا
wuḥūšan‎; wuḥšānan 		الْوُحُوشَ‎; الْوُحْشَانَ
al-wuḥūša‎; al-wuḥšāna 		وُحُوشَ‎; وُحْشَانَ
wuḥūša‎; wuḥšāna
Genitive وُحُوشٍ‎; وُحْشَانٍ
wuḥūšin‎; wuḥšānin 		الْوُحُوشِ‎; الْوُحْشَانِ
al-wuḥūši‎; al-wuḥšāni 		وُحُوشِ‎; وُحْشَانِ
wuḥūši‎; wuḥšāni

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maltese: waħx
  • → Hebrew: וואחש

Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

وحش • (wiḥš, wiḥiš) (feminine وحشة (wiḥša), masculine plural وحشين (wiḥšīn))

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Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ح ش
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَحِشَ (waḥiša).

Pronunciation

Verb

وحش • (waḥaš) I (non-past يِوْحَش (yiwḥaš))

  1. to miss, to cause longing
    Synonym: اشتاق (aštāg)
    وَحَشْتَنِي من زمان عنك
    waḥaštani, min zāmān ʕannak
    I missed you long time no see
Conjugation
    Conjugation of وحش (waḥaš)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m وحشت (waḥašt) وحشت (waḥašt) وحش (waḥaš) وحشنا (waḥašna) وحشتوا (waḥaštu) وحشوا (waḥašu)
f وحشتي (waḥašti) وحشت (waḥašat)
non-past m أوحش (ʔawḥaš) توحش (tiwḥaš) يوحش (yiwḥaš) نوحش (niwḥaš) توحشوا (tiwḥašu) يوحشوا (yiwḥašu)
f توحشي (tiwḥaši) توحش (tiwḥaš)
imperative m اوحش (awḥaš) اوحشوا (awḥašu)
f اوحشي (awḥaši)

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَحْش (waḥš).

Pronunciation

Noun

وحش • (waḥš) m (plural وحوش (wuḥūš))

  1. monster, beast

Etymology 3

From Arabic وَحِش (waḥiš).

Pronunciation

Adjective

وحش • (wiḥiš) (feminine وِحْشَة (wiḥša), common plural وِحْشِين (wiḥšīn))

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