وحش

See also: وخش

Arabic

Root
و ح ش (w ḥ š)
4 terms

Noun

وَحْش • (waḥš) m (plural وُحُوش (wuḥūš) or وُحْشَان (wuḥšān))

1. wild animal
2. monster
3. beast
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 81:1-14:

     إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ (1) وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنْكَدَرَتْ (2) وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ (3) وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ (4) وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ (5) وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ (6) وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ (7) وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ (8) بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ (9) وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ (10) وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ (11) وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ (12) وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ (13) عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ (14)

     ʔiḏā š-šamsu kuwwirat (1) waʔiḏā n-nujūmu nkadarat (2) waʔiḏā l-jibālu suyyirat (3) waʔiḏā l-ʕišāru ʕuṭṭilat (4) waʔiḏā l-wuḥūšu ḥuširat (5) waʔiḏā l-biḥāru sujjirat (6) waʔiḏā n-nufūsu zuwwijat (7) waʔiḏā l-mawʔūdatu suʔilat (8) biʔayyi ḏanbin qutilat (9) waʔiḏā ṣ-ṣuḥufu nuširat (10) waʔiḏā s-samāʔu kušiṭat (11) waʔiḏā l-jaḥīmu suʕʕirat (12) waʔiḏā l-jannatu ʔuzlifat (13) ʕalimat nafsun mā ʔaḥḍarat (14)

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4. (hunting) game

Declension

Declension of noun وَحْش (waḥš)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَحْش waḥš	الْوَحْش al-waḥš	وَحْش waḥš
Nominative	وَحْشٌ waḥšun	الْوَحْشُ al-waḥšu	وَحْشُ waḥšu
Accusative	وَحْشًا waḥšan	الْوَحْشَ al-waḥša	وَحْشَ waḥša
Genitive	وَحْشٍ waḥšin	الْوَحْشِ al-waḥši	وَحْشِ waḥši
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَحْشَيْن waḥšayn	الْوَحْشَيْن al-waḥšayn	وَحْشَيْ waḥšay
Nominative	وَحْشَانِ waḥšāni	الْوَحْشَانِ al-waḥšāni	وَحْشَا waḥšā
Accusative	وَحْشَيْنِ waḥšayni	الْوَحْشَيْنِ al-waḥšayni	وَحْشَيْ waḥšay
Genitive	وَحْشَيْنِ waḥšayni	الْوَحْشَيْنِ al-waḥšayni	وَحْشَيْ waḥšay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وُحُوش‎; وُحْشَان wuḥūš‎; wuḥšān	الْوُحُوش‎; الْوُحْشَان al-wuḥūš‎; al-wuḥšān	وُحُوش‎; وُحْشَان wuḥūš‎; wuḥšān
Nominative	وُحُوشٌ‎; وُحْشَانٌ wuḥūšun‎; wuḥšānun	الْوُحُوشُ‎; الْوُحْشَانُ al-wuḥūšu‎; al-wuḥšānu	وُحُوشُ‎; وُحْشَانُ wuḥūšu‎; wuḥšānu
Accusative	وُحُوشًا‎; وُحْشَانًا wuḥūšan‎; wuḥšānan	الْوُحُوشَ‎; الْوُحْشَانَ al-wuḥūša‎; al-wuḥšāna	وُحُوشَ‎; وُحْشَانَ wuḥūša‎; wuḥšāna
Genitive	وُحُوشٍ‎; وُحْشَانٍ wuḥūšin‎; wuḥšānin	الْوُحُوشِ‎; الْوُحْشَانِ al-wuḥūši‎; al-wuḥšāni	وُحُوشِ‎; وُحْشَانِ wuḥūši‎; wuḥšāni

Derived terms

• وَحْشِيّ (waḥšiyy)

Descendants

• Maltese: waħx
• → Hebrew: וואחש

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَحِش (waḥiš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.ħiʃ/

Adjective

وحش • (wiḥš, wiḥiš) (feminine وحشة (wiḥša), masculine plural وحشين (wiḥšīn))

1. bad

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَحْش (waḥš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waħʃ/

Noun

وحش • (waḥš) m (plural وحوش (wuḥūš))

1. monster

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ح ش
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَحِشَ (waḥiša).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ħaʃ/

Verb

وحش • (waḥaš) I (non-past يِوْحَش (yiwḥaš))

1. to miss, to cause longing

   Synonym: اشتاق (aštāg)

   وَحَشْتَنِي من زمان عنك

   waḥaštani, min zāmān ʕannak

   I missed you long time no see

Conjugation

Conjugation of وحش (waḥaš)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	وحشت (waḥašt)	وحشت (waḥašt)	وحش (waḥaš)		وحشنا (waḥašna)	وحشتوا (waḥaštu)	وحشوا (waḥašu)
	f		وحشتي (waḥašti)	وحشت (waḥašat)
non-past	m	أوحش (ʔawḥaš)	توحش (tiwḥaš)	يوحش (yiwḥaš)		نوحش (niwḥaš)	توحشوا (tiwḥašu)	يوحشوا (yiwḥašu)
	f		توحشي (tiwḥaši)	توحش (tiwḥaš)
imperative	m		اوحش (awḥaš)				اوحشوا (awḥašu)
	f		اوحشي (awḥaši)

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَحْش (waḥš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waħʃ/

Noun

وحش • (waḥš) m (plural وحوش (wuḥūš))

1. monster, beast

Etymology 3

From Arabic وَحِش (waḥiš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.ħiʃ/, [wɪ.ħɪʃ]

Adjective

وحش • (wiḥiš) (feminine وِحْشَة (wiḥša), common plural وِحْشِين (wiḥšīn))

1. bad