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وَحْش
wild beast /ˈwaħʃ/
nounA2#814 most common
Also: monster, wild animal, brute
Example sentences
هٰذَا وَحْشٌ.
This is a monster.
الوَحْشُ فِي القَفَص.
The beast is in the cage.
تَعِيشُ الوُحُوشُ فِي الغابَة.
Wild animals live in the forest.
خافَ الأَطْفالُ مِنَ الوَحْشِ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ فِي الفِيلْم.
The children were afraid of the monster that appeared in the film.
تَحَوَّلَ الرَّجُلُ الهادِئُ إِلى وَحْشٍ عِنْدَ الغَضَب.
The calm man turned into a beast when angry.
وَصَفَ الكاتِبُ الحَرْبَ بِأَنَّها وَحْشٌ يَلْتَهِمُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فِي طَرِيقِه.
The writer described the war as a beast that devours everything in its path.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَحْشٌ | وُحُوشٌ |
| Genitive | وَحْشٍ | وُحُوشٍ |
| Accusative | وَحْشاً | وُحُوشاً |
| Vocative | يا وَحْشُ | يا وُحُوشُ |
Word family
وَحْشِيّwild, savage, brutal
وَحْشَةloneliness, desolation, gloom
تَوَحَّشَto become wild or feral
مُتَوَحِّشsavage, untamed
وُحُوشwild beasts (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root و-ح-ش, which ties together ideas of wilderness, emptiness, and the untamed. The same root yields waḥsha, meaning loneliness or desolation, and waḥshī, meaning savage. The core image is the wild country beyond settled life and the creatures that belong to it.
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