Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
وحش
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root وحش across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "wHsh" describes something desolate or wild. It refers to uninhabited lands or places, and to wild animals. It can also describe a person who is alone, solitary, or hungry.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: w-ḥ-sh
Listen: ٱلْوُحُوشُ 81:5
Root letters: و — ح — ش

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root وحش as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root وحش appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Overthrowing, The Cessation 81:5 Noun
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when the wild beasts are gathere

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْوُحُوشُ lwuḥuwshu Noun