مهموس

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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]