وسواس

waswā́sWos-wasswas-wās

Other spellingsوَسواس

وسواسnounmasculine

doubt, hesitation, uncertainty, anxiety

Meanings

  1. doubt, hesitation, uncertainty
  2. anxiety, worry
  3. temptation; seduction
  4. maniac, possessed
  5. temptation, distraction of the mind, temptation of the devil, irresolution, indecision
  6. distraction, temptation, indecision, scruple
  7. distraction of the mind, temptation of the devil, irresolution, indecision, scruple
  8. obsession, mania
  9. fad, kick, fixation
  10. (from وسوس) The temptations of the Devil, distraction of the mind
  11. Doubt, suspense, hesitation, apprehension, suspicion, dread, perplexity, superstition, fluctuation of mind, scrupulousness

Pashto definitions

  1. وهم، فکر، وسوسه، ويره، خطره، شک، ګمان، ګومان
  2. وهم، فکر، وسوسه، وېره، خطره، شک، ګمان
  3. وهم، وسوسه، شک
  4. وهم، وسوسه، فکر، اندېښنه، ګمان، شک .

Forms

plural
وسواسونهwas-wāsūnah

Phrases

  • وسواس کولwas-wās kawul

    To doubt, to hesitate; to make suspicious or apprehensive; to perplex

Translations (5)
English
qualm · melancholy
German
Besorgnis n., Unruhe f., Besessenheit f., Fimmel m. · Besorgnis (das) · Unruhe (die) · Besessenheit (die) · Fimmel (der)
French
inquiétude (f.) · manie (f.) · obsession (f.). · inquiétude · manie · obsession · inquiétude
Dutch
obsessie · melancholie
Russian
сомнение, колебание; неуверенность · беспокойство, тревога; کول ~ а) колебаться, сомневаться; б) беспокоиться, тревожиться; ته په خپل زړه کښی ~ مه کوه ты не беспокойся! · искушение, соблазн · маньяк, одержимый

Etymology: Arabic