فاحشة

See also: فاحشه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ح ش (f-ḥ-š).

Noun

فَاحِشَة (fāḥiša) f (plural فَوَاحِش (fawāḥiš))

  1. (countable) obscenity, immorality
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:32:
      وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَى ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا
      walā taqrabū z-zinā ʾinnahu kāna fāḥišatan wasāʾa sabīlan
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Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ֆահիշ (fahiš)
  • Azerbaijani: fahişə
  • Persian: فاحشه (fâheše)
  • Turkish: fahişe
  • Urdu: فاحشہ (fāhiša)
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