Arabic

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Root
و س و س (w s w s)
2 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /was.waːs/, /wis.waːs/

Noun

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وَسْوَاس or وِسْوَاس (waswās or wiswāsm (plural وَسَاوِس (wasāwis))

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of وَسْوَسَ (waswasa) (form Iq)
  2. temptation, insinuation
  3. (in the definite) Satan, shaitan, the Devil
    Synonyms: إِبْلِيس (ʔiblīs), شَيْطَان (šayṭān)
  4. anxiety, worry
  5. (psychology) scrupulosity

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Swahili: wasiwasi