وسوس

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From the reduplicated root و س و س (w-s-w-s).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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وَسْوَسَ (waswasa) Iq (non-past يُوَسْوِسُ (yuwaswisu), verbal noun وَسْوَسَة (waswasa) or وَسْوَاس (waswās) or وِسْوَاس (wiswās))

  1. to whisper
    Synonym: هَمَسَ (hamasa)
  2. (of a devil, demon) to try to seduce or disquiet a person by (or as if by) whispering in his or her ear
  3. (figurative) to suggest wicked or foolish things
  4. (figurative) to disquiet, cause scruples
  5. to clatter

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: fesfes

References

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