موحش

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَوْحَشَ‎ (ʔawḥaša), from the root و ح ش‎ (w-ḥ-š).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muː.ħiʃ/

Adjective

مُوحِش • (mūḥiš), feminine مُوحِشَة‎ (mūḥiša), masculine plural مُوحِشُونَ‎ (mūḥišūna), feminine plural مُوحِشَات‎ (mūḥišāt)

  1. dreary; gloomy; desolate
    ‏هَٰذَا الْمَكَانُ مُوحِشٌ وَمُخِيفٌ، مَا ٱسْمُهُ؟‎‎
    hāḏā l-makānu mūḥišun wamuḵīfun, mā smuhu?
    This place is gloomy and frightening, what is it called?

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “و ح ش”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُوحِش‎ (mūḥiš).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /muˈhiʃ/

Adjective

موحش • (muheš)

  1. dreadful
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