حوس

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَّسَ (ḥawwasa).

Verb

حوس (ḥawwas) (non-past يحوس (yḥawwas))

  1. to search, to look for
    يحوس يشري دار ― yḥawwas yišri dār ― He is looking to buy a house.
  2. to stroll, to go for a walk

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَوَّسَ (ḥawwasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaw.was/

Verb

حوس • (ḥawwas) II (non-past يحوس (yḥawwas), verbal noun تحواس (taḥwās), active participle محوس (mḥawwas))

  1. to search, to look for
    Synonyms: قلب (qallab), فتش (fattaš)
    كيحوس يشري دار قريبة للخدمة.
    kayḥawwas yišri dār qrība l-el-ḵadma.
    He is looking to buy a house near his workplace.
  2. to stroll, to go for a walk
    Synonym: تنزه (tnazzah)
    لقيناهم كيحوسوا. ― lqīnāhum kayḥawwsu. ― We found them going for a walk

Conjugation

Conjugation of حوس
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حوّست (ḥawwast) حوّستي (ḥawwasti) حوّس (ḥawwas) حوّسنا (ḥawwasna) حوّستوا (ḥawwastu) حوّسوا (ḥawwsu)
f حوّست (ḥawwsāt)
non-past m نحوّس (nḥawwas) تحوّس (tḥawwas) يحوّس (yḥawwas) نحوّسوا (nḥawwsu) تحوّسوا (tḥawwsu) يحوّسوا (yḥawwsu)
f تحوّسي (tḥawwsi) تحوّس (tḥawwas)
imperative m حوّس (ḥawwas) حوّسوا (ḥawwsu)
f حوّسي (ḥawwsi)
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