وسواس

Arabic

Root
و س و س (w-s-w-s)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /was.waːs/, /wis.waːs/

Noun

وَسْوَاس or وِسْوَاس • (waswās or wiswās) m (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

Declension of noun وَسْوَاس (waswās)‎; وِسْوَاس (wiswās)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَسْوَاس‎; وِسْوَاس waswās‎; wiswās	الْوَسْوَاس‎; الْوِسْوَاس al-waswās‎; al-wiswās	وَسْوَاس‎; وِسْوَاس waswās‎; wiswās
Nominative	وَسْوَاسٌ‎; وِسْوَاسٌ waswāsun‎; wiswāsun	الْوَسْوَاسُ‎; الْوِسْوَاسُ al-waswāsu‎; al-wiswāsu	وَسْوَاسُ‎; وِسْوَاسُ waswāsu‎; wiswāsu
Accusative	وَسْوَاسًا‎; وِسْوَاسًا waswāsan‎; wiswāsan	الْوَسْوَاسَ‎; الْوِسْوَاسَ al-waswāsa‎; al-wiswāsa	وَسْوَاسَ‎; وِسْوَاسَ waswāsa‎; wiswāsa
Genitive	وَسْوَاسٍ‎; وِسْوَاسٍ waswāsin‎; wiswāsin	الْوَسْوَاسِ‎; الْوِسْوَاسِ al-waswāsi‎; al-wiswāsi	وَسْوَاسِ‎; وِسْوَاسِ waswāsi‎; wiswāsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَسْوَاسَيْن‎; وِسْوَاسَيْن waswāsayn‎; wiswāsayn	الْوَسْوَاسَيْن‎; الْوِسْوَاسَيْن al-waswāsayn‎; al-wiswāsayn	وَسْوَاسَيْ‎; وِسْوَاسَيْ waswāsay‎; wiswāsay
Nominative	وَسْوَاسَانِ‎; وِسْوَاسَانِ waswāsāni‎; wiswāsāni	الْوَسْوَاسَانِ‎; الْوِسْوَاسَانِ al-waswāsāni‎; al-wiswāsāni	وَسْوَاسَا‎; وِسْوَاسَا waswāsā‎; wiswāsā
Accusative	وَسْوَاسَيْنِ‎; وِسْوَاسَيْنِ waswāsayni‎; wiswāsayni	الْوَسْوَاسَيْنِ‎; الْوِسْوَاسَيْنِ al-waswāsayni‎; al-wiswāsayni	وَسْوَاسَيْ‎; وِسْوَاسَيْ waswāsay‎; wiswāsay
Genitive	وَسْوَاسَيْنِ‎; وِسْوَاسَيْنِ waswāsayni‎; wiswāsayni	الْوَسْوَاسَيْنِ‎; الْوِسْوَاسَيْنِ al-waswāsayni‎; al-wiswāsayni	وَسْوَاسَيْ‎; وِسْوَاسَيْ waswāsay‎; wiswāsay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَسَاوِس wasāwis	الْوَسَاوِس al-wasāwis	وَسَاوِس wasāwis
Nominative	وَسَاوِسُ wasāwisu	الْوَسَاوِسُ al-wasāwisu	وَسَاوِسُ wasāwisu
Accusative	وَسَاوِسَ wasāwisa	الْوَسَاوِسَ al-wasāwisa	وَسَاوِسَ wasāwisa
Genitive	وَسَاوِسَ wasāwisa	الْوَسَاوِسِ al-wasāwisi	وَسَاوِسِ wasāwisi

Descendants

• → Swahili: wasiwasi