ہوس

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هوس‎ (havas), from Arabic هَوَس‎ (hawas). Cognate with Gujarati હવસ (havas), Marathi हौस (haus), Punjabi ਹਵਸ (havas) / ہَوَس‎ (havas).

Pronunciation

Noun

ہوس • (havas) f (Hindi spelling हवस)

  1. lust, greed, inordinate desire
  2. curiosity

Declension

Declension of ہوس
singular plural
direct ہَوَس‎ (havas) ہَوَسیں‎ (havasẽ)
oblique ہَوَس‎ (havas) ہَوَسوں‎ (havasõ)
vocative ہَوَس‎ (havas) ہَوَسو‎ (havaso)

References

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “ہوس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • “ہوس”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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