وسواس

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Arabic

Root
و س و س (w s w s)
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /was.waːs/, /wis.waːs/

Noun

وَسْوَاس or وِسْوَاس (waswās or wiswāsm (plural وَسَاوِس (wasāwis))

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of وَسْوَسَ (waswasa) (form Iq)
  2. temptation, insinuation
  3. (in the definite) Satan, shaitan, the Devil
    Synonyms: إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs), شَيْطَان (šayṭān)
  4. anxiety, worry
  5. (psychology) scrupulosity

Declension

Descendants

  • Swahili: wasiwasi