Arabic edit

Root
ه م س (h-m-s)

Etymology edit

Derived from the passive participle of the verb هَمَسَ (hamasa, to whisper).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مَهْمُوس (mahmūs) (feminine مَهْمُوسَة (mahmūsa), masculine plural مَهْمُوسُونَ (mahmūsūna), feminine plural مَهْمُوسَات (mahmūsāt))

  1. (linguistics, phonology) unvoiced, voiceless a speech sound produced without vibration of the vocal folds
    Coordinate term: مَجْهُور (majhūr)
  2. whispered

Declension edit