The quadriliteral root wāw sīn wāw sīn (و س و س) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- four times as the form I verb waswasa (وَسْوَسَ)
- once as the noun waswās (وَسْوَاس)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to whisper
| (7:20:1) fawaswasa | Then whispered | فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ لِيُبْدِيَ لَهُمَا مَا وُورِيَ عَنْهُمَا |
| (20:120:1) fawaswasa | Then whispered | فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ قَالَ يَا آدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ |
| (50:16:6) tuwaswisu | whispers | وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ |
| (114:5:2) yuwaswisu | whispers | الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ |
Noun
| (114:4:3) l-waswāsi | (of) the whisperer | مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
