وحشت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَحْشَة (waḥša).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wah.ˈʃat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäɦ.ʃǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäɦ.ʃǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑː.ʃǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔː.ʃǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væɦ.ʃǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [väɦ.ʃǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	wahšat
Dari reading?	wahšat
Iranian reading?	vahšat
Tajik reading?	vahšat

Noun

وحشت • (vahšat)

1. dread, panic, phobia

   وحشت از خدا ― vahšat az xodâ ― dread of God

   وحشت از مرگ ― vahšat az marg ― dread of death

   وحشت از حرف زدن در جمع ― vahšat az harf zadan dar jam' ― phobia of speaking in groups

Derived terms

• وحشتناک (vahšatnâk, “dreadful”)