حس

See also: چش, چس, خش, and خس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح س س (ḥ-s-s). Cognate with Hebrew חָשׁ (ḥaš).

Verb

1. to freeze (transitive)
2. (obsolete) to kill
3. (obsolete) to annihilate
4. to curry (use a currycomb on a horse)

Verb

1. to be moved with compassion

Verb

1. to be moved with compassion
2. to feel
3. to have sensation, perceive by the senses
4. to listen
5. to notice, know, understand
6. to know for certain
7. to awaken (intransitive, modern)

Etymology 2

Noun

حَسّ • (ḥass) m

1. verbal noun of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, be moved with compassion, kill, freeze, curry a horse”) (form I)
2. feeling
3. being moved with compassion
4. killing
5. freezing
6. currying of a horse
7. perception, sensation
8. instinct
9. compassion
10. low sound
11. voice

Declension

Declension of noun حَسّ (ḥass)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَسّ ḥass	الْحَسّ al-ḥass	حَسّ ḥass
Nominative	حَسٌّ ḥassun	الْحَسُّ al-ḥassu	حَسُّ ḥassu
Accusative	حَسًّا ḥassan	الْحَسَّ al-ḥassa	حَسَّ ḥassa
Genitive	حَسٍّ ḥassin	الْحَسِّ al-ḥassi	حَسِّ ḥassi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Noun

حِسّ • (ḥiss) m

1. verbal noun of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, be moved with compassion”) (form I)
2. feeling
3. being moved with compassion
4. perception, sensation
5. instinct
6. compassion
7. low sound
8. voice

Declension

Declension of noun حِسّ (ḥiss)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِسّ ḥiss	الْحِسّ al-ḥiss	حِسّ ḥiss
Nominative	حِسٌّ ḥissun	الْحِسُّ al-ḥissu	حِسُّ ḥissu
Accusative	حِسًّا ḥissan	الْحِسَّ al-ḥissa	حِسَّ ḥissa
Genitive	حِسٍّ ḥissin	الْحِسِّ al-ḥissi	حِسِّ ḥissi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: hiss

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

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Egyptian Arabic

Verb

1. to feel

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Persian

Alternative forms

• حسّ (hess) — with a tashdid.

Etymology

From Arabic حس.

Noun

حس • (hess) (plural حس‌ها (hess-hâ))

1. sense
2. feeling

Derived terms

• بی‌حس (bi-hess)
• حس کردن (hess kardan)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح س س
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَسَّ (ḥassa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħas/, [ħas]

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Verb

حسّ • (ḥass) I (present بحسّ (biḥiss), active participle حاسس (ḥāses))

1. (reflexive) to feel

   حاسس حالي بدّي انتق.

   ḥāses ḥāli biddi antoʔ.

   I feel I want to throw up.

   (literally, “I feel myself I want to throw up.”)

2. (transitive) to feel (physically)

   حسّ كيف مبلول قميصي!

   ḥess kīf mablūl ʔamīsi!

   Feel how wet my shirt is!

3. (transitive) to feel (a feeling) (+ ب)

   بحسّ بالنعس.

   baḥess bin-naʕs.

   I feel sleepy.

   (literally, “I feel drowsiness.”)

   بتحسّ بوجود الأرواح.

   bitḥess bi-wujūd il-ʔarwāḥ.

   She feels the presence of spirits.

4. (transitive) to feel, to sense, to perceive (a notion) (+ انّه)

   حسّيت إنّها ما بتحبّني.

   ḥassēt inha mā bitḥebbni.

   I sensed that she didn't like me.

   إذا شوفير التكسي حسّك جديد في البلد، يمكن كان يستغلّك.

   iza shufēr it-taksi ḥassak jdīd fi il-balad, yumken kān yistaḡellak.

   If the taxi driver sensed that you were new in town, maybe he would take advantage of you.

5. (+ مع or في) to feel for, to sympathize

   انا حاسس معك.

   ana ḥāses maʕak.

   I sympathize with you.

   إحنا منحسّ فيك ومنعرف انّك بتمرّ بأوقات صعبة.

   eḥna minḥess fīk w mniʕraf innak bitmorr bi-ʔawqat saʕbe.

   We feel for you and we know you're going through difficult times.

Conjugation

Conjugation of حسّ (ḥass)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حسّيت (ḥassēt)	حسّيت (ḥassēt)	حسّ (ḥass)		حسّينا (ḥassēna)	حسّيتو (ḥassētu)	حسّو (ḥassu)
	f		حسّيتي (ḥassēti)	حسّت (ḥassat)
present	m	بحسّ (baḥiss)	بتحسّ (bitḥiss)	بحسّ (biḥiss)		منحسّ (minḥiss)	بتحسّو (bitḥissu)	بحسّو (biḥissu)
	f		بتحسّي (bitḥissi)	بتحسّ (bitḥiss)
subjunctive	m	احسّ (aḥiss)	تحسّ (tḥiss)	يحسّ (yḥiss)		نحسّ (nḥiss)	تحسّو (tḥissu)	يحسّو (yḥissu)
	f		تحسّي (tḥissi)	تحسّ (tḥiss)
imperative	m		حسّ (ḥiss)				حسّو (ḥissu)
	f		حسّي (ḥissi)