ہوس

ہوس

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ʋəs/

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 Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.