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Waw-Siin-Waw-Siiin
to whisper evil, make evil suggestions, prompt false things.
Waswasa
(prf. 3rd. p. m. sing.)
whispered, made evil suggestion.
Yuwaswisu
(impf. 3rd. p. m. sing.)
he whispers.
Tuwaswisu
(imp. 3rd. p. f. sing.)
she whispers.
Waswaas
(act. 2nd. pic.)
whisperer.
waswasa
vb. (quad 1) perf. act.
7:20
فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ لِيُبْدِيَ لَهُمَا مَا وُورِيَ عَنْهُمَا مِنْ سَوْآتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَاكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ الْخَالِدِينَ
Fawaswasa Lahumā Ash-Shayţānu Liyubdiya Lahumā Mā Wūriya `Anhumā Min Saw'ātihimā Wa Qāla Mā Nahākumā Rabbukumā `An Hadhihi Ash-Shajarati 'Illā 'An Takūnā Malakayni 'Aw Takūnā Mina Al-Khālidīna
But the devil whispered to them, to reveal to them what was not apparent to them of their bodies; and he said: "Your Lord did not prohibit you from this tree except that you would become angels, or you would be immortal."
20:120
فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ قَالَ يَاآدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْك ٍ لاَ يَبْلَى
Fawaswasa 'Ilayhi Ash-Shayţānu Qāla Yā 'Ādamu Hal 'Adulluka `Alá Shajarati Al-Khuldi Wa Mulkin Lā Yablá
But the devil whispered to him, he said: "O Adam, shall I lead you to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which will not waste away?"
impf. act.
50:16
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِه ِِ نَفْسُه ُُ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ
Wa Laqad Khalaqnā Al-'Insāna Wa Na`lamu Mā Tuwaswisu Bihi Nafsuhu Wa Naĥnu 'Aqrabu 'Ilayhi Min Ĥabli Al-Warīdi
And We have created man and We know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than his jugular vein.
114:5
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ
Al-Ladhī Yuwaswisu Fī Şudūri An-Nāsi
Who whispers into the chests of the people.
waswas
n.m vb..
114:4
مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ
Min Sharri Al-Waswāsi Al-Khannāsi
From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,
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