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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian هوس (hawas), from Arabic هَوَس (hawas). Cognate with Gujarati હવસ (havas), Marathi हौस (haus), Punjabi ਹਵਸ (havas) / ہَوَس (hauas).
Pronunciation
Noun
ہوس • (havas) f (Hindi spelling हवस)
- lust, greed, inordinate desire
- curiosity
Declension
| Declension of ہوس
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ہَوَس (havas)
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ہَوَسیں (havasẽ)
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| oblique
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ہَوَس (havas)
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ہَوَسوں (havasõ)
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| vocative
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ہَوَس (havas)
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ہَوَسو (havaso)
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References
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہوس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- “ہوس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.