ہوس

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَوَس (hawas), from Arabic هَوَس (hawas). Cognate with Gujarati હવસ (havas), Marathi हौस (haus), Punjabi ਹਵਸ (havas) / ہَوَس (hauas).

Pronunciation

Noun

ہوس • (havas) f (Hindi spelling हवस)

  1. lust, greed, inordinate desire
  2. curiosity

Declension

Declension of ہوس
singular plural
direct ہَوَس (havas) ہَوَسیں (havasẽ)
oblique ہَوَس (havas) ہَوَسوں (havasõ)
vocative ہَوَس (havas) ہَوَسو (havaso)

References

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہوس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • “ہوس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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