مشوش

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ش و ش (š w š)
4 terms

Derived from the passive participle of شَوَّشَ (šawwaša, “to muddle”).

Adjective

مُشَوَّش • (mušawwaš) (feminine مُشَوَّشَة (mušawwaša), masculine plural مُشَوَّشُونَ (mušawwašūna), feminine plural مُشَوَّشَات (mušawwašāt))

muddled, confused

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُشَوَّش** (mušawwaš)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُشَوَّش mušawwaš	الْمُشَوَّش al-mušawwaš	مُشَوَّشَة mušawwaša	الْمُشَوَّشَة al-mušawwaša
nominative	مُشَوَّشٌ mušawwašun	الْمُشَوَّشُ al-mušawwašu	مُشَوَّشَةٌ mušawwašatun	الْمُشَوَّشَةُ al-mušawwašatu
accusative	مُشَوَّشًا mušawwašan	الْمُشَوَّشَ al-mušawwaša	مُشَوَّشَةً mušawwašatan	الْمُشَوَّشَةَ al-mušawwašata
genitive	مُشَوَّشٍ mušawwašin	الْمُشَوَّشِ al-mušawwaši	مُشَوَّشَةٍ mušawwašatin	الْمُشَوَّشَةِ al-mušawwašati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُشَوَّشَيْن mušawwašayn	الْمُشَوَّشَيْن al-mušawwašayn	مُشَوَّشَتَيْن mušawwašatayn	الْمُشَوَّشَتَيْن al-mušawwašatayn
nominative	مُشَوَّشَانِ mušawwašāni	الْمُشَوَّشَانِ al-mušawwašāni	مُشَوَّشَتَانِ mušawwašatāni	الْمُشَوَّشَتَانِ al-mušawwašatāni
accusative	مُشَوَّشَيْنِ mušawwašayni	الْمُشَوَّشَيْنِ al-mušawwašayni	مُشَوَّشَتَيْنِ mušawwašatayni	الْمُشَوَّشَتَيْنِ al-mušawwašatayni
genitive	مُشَوَّشَيْنِ mušawwašayni	الْمُشَوَّشَيْنِ al-mušawwašayni	مُشَوَّشَتَيْنِ mušawwašatayni	الْمُشَوَّشَتَيْنِ al-mušawwašatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُشَوَّشِين mušawwašīn	الْمُشَوَّشِين al-mušawwašīn	مُشَوَّشَات mušawwašāt	الْمُشَوَّشَات al-mušawwašāt
nominative	مُشَوَّشُونَ mušawwašūna	الْمُشَوَّشُونَ al-mušawwašūna	مُشَوَّشَاتٌ mušawwašātun	الْمُشَوَّشَاتُ al-mušawwašātu
accusative	مُشَوَّشِينَ mušawwašīna	الْمُشَوَّشِينَ al-mušawwašīna	مُشَوَّشَاتٍ mušawwašātin	الْمُشَوَّشَاتِ al-mušawwašāti
genitive	مُشَوَّشِينَ mušawwašīna	الْمُشَوَّشِينَ al-mušawwašīna	مُشَوَّشَاتٍ mušawwašātin	الْمُشَوَّشَاتِ al-mušawwašāti

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُشَوَّش (mušawwaš).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mu.ʃaw.ˈwaʃ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ʃäw.wǽʃ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ʃäw.wǽʃ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.ʃäw.wǽʃ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ʃæv.vǽʃ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ʃäw.vǽʃ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mušawwaš
Dari reading^?	mušawwaš
Iranian reading^?	mošavvaš
Tajik reading^?	mušavvaš

Adjective


Iranian Persian	مشوش
Dari	مشوش
Tajik	мушавваш

مشوش • (mošavvaš)

anxious, uneasy.
- 12th Century, سعدی شیرازی [sa'dī šērāzī], کلیت [kulliyyat]:
  بیا که در غم عشقت مشوشم بی تو
  بیا ببین که در این دم چه ناخوشم بی تو
  biyā ki dar ġamm-i išqat mušawwašam bē-tū
  biyā bibīn ki dar īn dam či nāxwašam bē-tū
  Come because in the sadness of your love I am anxious without you
  Come see how unwell I am at this moment without you
  (Classical Persian Romanization)
chaotic, tumultuous.
Synonym: بی‌آرام (bê-ârâm)
- 12th Century, سعدی شیرازی [sa'dī šērāzī], Gulistān:
  گاه گفتی: «خاطر اسکندریه دارم که هوائی خوش است»
  باز گفتی: «نه، که دریای مغرب مشوش است»
  gāh guftī: “xātir-i iskandariyya dāram ki hawā'ē xwaš ast”
  bāz guftī: “na, ki dariyā-yi maġrib mušawwaš ast”
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  (Classical Persian Romanization)
unkempt, disheveled.
Synonym: شوریده (šôride)
- 14th Century, حافظ [hāfiz], دیوان حافظ [dīwān-i hāfiz]:
  گر تو زین دست مرا بی‌سروسامان داری
  من به آه سحرت زلف مشوش دارم.
  gar tū z-īn dast marā bē-sar-u-sāmān dārī
  man ba āh-i saharat zulf mušawwaš dāram
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  (Classical Persian Romaniztaion)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مشوش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press