وحش

See also: وخش‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ح ش‎ (w-ḥ-š).

Noun

وَحْش • (waḥš) m (plural وُحُوش‎ (wuḥūš) or وُحْشَان‎ (wuḥšān))

wild animal
monster
beast
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 81:1-14:
  
  ‏إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ (1) وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنْكَدَرَتْ (2) وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ (3) وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ (4) وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ (5) وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ (6) وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ (7) وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ (8) بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ (9) وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ (10) وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ (11) وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ (12) وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ (13) عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ (14)‎‎
  ʔiḏā š-šamsu kuwwirat (1) waʔiḏā n-nujūmu nkadarat (2) waʔiḏā l-jibālu suyyirat (3) waʔiḏā l-ʕišāru ʕuṭṭilat (4) waʔiḏā l-wuḥūšu ḥuširat (5) waʔiḏā l-biḥāru sujjirat (6) waʔiḏā n-nufūsu zuwwijat (7) waʔiḏā l-mawʔūdatu suʔilat (8) biʔayyi ḏanbin qutilat (9) waʔiḏā ṣ-ṣuḥufu nuširat (10) waʔiḏā s-samāʔu kušiṭat (11) waʔiḏā l-jaḥīmu suʕʕirat (12) waʔiḏā l-jannatu ʔuzlifat (13) ʕalimat nafsun mā ʔaḥḍarat (14)
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
(hunting) game

Declension

Declension of noun وَحْش (waḥš)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَحْش waḥš	الْوَحْش‎ al-waḥš	وَحْش waḥš
Nominative	وَحْشٌ waḥšun	الْوَحْشُ‎ al-waḥšu	وَحْشُ waḥšu
Accusative	وَحْشًا‎ waḥšan	الْوَحْشَ‎ al-waḥša	وَحْشَ waḥša
Genitive	وَحْشٍ waḥšin	الْوَحْشِ‎ al-waḥši	وَحْشِ waḥši
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَحْشَيْن‎ waḥšayn	الْوَحْشَيْن‎ al-waḥšayn	وَحْشَيْ‎ waḥšay
Nominative	وَحْشَانِ‎ waḥšāni	الْوَحْشَانِ‎ al-waḥšāni	وَحْشَا‎ waḥšā
Accusative	وَحْشَيْنِ‎ waḥšayni	الْوَحْشَيْنِ‎ al-waḥšayni	وَحْشَيْ‎ waḥšay
Genitive	وَحْشَيْنِ‎ waḥšayni	الْوَحْشَيْنِ‎ al-waḥšayni	وَحْشَيْ‎ waḥšay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وُحُوش‎‎; وُحْشَان‎ wuḥūš‎; wuḥšān	الْوُحُوش‎‎; الْوُحْشَان‎ al-wuḥūš‎; al-wuḥšān	وُحُوش‎‎; وُحْشَان‎ wuḥūš‎; wuḥšān
Nominative	وُحُوشٌ‎‎; وُحْشَانٌ‎ wuḥūšun‎; wuḥšānun	الْوُحُوشُ‎‎; الْوُحْشَانُ‎ al-wuḥūšu‎; al-wuḥšānu	وُحُوشُ‎‎; وُحْشَانُ‎ wuḥūšu‎; wuḥšānu
Accusative	وُحُوشًا‎‎; وُحْشَانًا‎ wuḥūšan‎; wuḥšānan	الْوُحُوشَ‎‎; الْوُحْشَانَ‎ al-wuḥūša‎; al-wuḥšāna	وُحُوشَ‎‎; وُحْشَانَ‎ wuḥūša‎; wuḥšāna
Genitive	وُحُوشٍ‎‎; وُحْشَانٍ‎ wuḥūšin‎; wuḥšānin	الْوُحُوشِ‎‎; الْوُحْشَانِ‎ al-wuḥūši‎; al-wuḥšāni	وُحُوشِ‎‎; وُحْشَانِ‎ wuḥūši‎; wuḥšāni

Derived terms

وَحْشِيّ‎ (waḥšiyy)

Descendants

Maltese: waħx
→ Hebrew: וואחש‎

Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

وحش • (weḥ(e)š) (feminine وحشة‎ (weḥša), plural وحشين‎ (weḥšiin))

bad

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