يأس

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ي ء س (y ʔ s)
5 terms

Verbal noun of يَئِسَ (yaʔisa, to despair).

Pronunciation

Noun

يَأْس (yaʔsm

  1. verbal noun of يَئِسَ (yaʔisa, to despair) (form I)
  2. despair
    لَا يَأْسَ مَعَ ٱلْحَيَاةِ
    yaʔsa maʕa l-ḥayāti
    while there's life, there's hope
    (literally, “there's no despair with life”)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maltese: jies
  • Persian: یاس (yâs)
  • Turkish: yeis

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