وسوس

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Arabic

Etymology

From the reduplicated root و س و س (w-s-w-s).

Pronunciation

Verb

وَسْوَسَ (waswasa) Iq, non-past يُوَسْوِسُ‎ (yuwaswisu)

  1. to whisper
    Synonym: هَمَسَ (hamasa)
  2. (of a devil, demon) to try to seduce or disquiet a person by (or as if by) whispering in his or her ear
  3. (figurative) to suggest wicked or foolish things
  4. (figurative) to disquiet, cause scruples
  5. to clatter

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Maltese: fesfes

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