English → Arabic
beast in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- waḥsh
- Arabizi
wa7sh- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- وُحُوشٌ wuḥūshun
- Root
- و ش ش
How to use it
"Beast" translates to وَحْشٌ, a masculine noun used for any wild or dangerous animal, often in stories. It can be singular or plural (وُحُوشٌ).
Example sentences
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الْحِمَارُ حَيَوَانٌ وَهُوَ وَحْشٌ صَغِيرٌ.
al-ḥimāru ḥayawānun wahuwa waḥshun ṣaghīrun.
The donkey is an animal and it is a small beast.
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رَأَيْتُ وَحْشًا فِي الْغَابَةِ يَجْرِي سَرِيعًا.
raʾaytu waḥshan fī al-ghābati yajrī sarīʿan.
I saw a beast in the forest running fast.
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قَالَتِ الْقِصَّةُ إِنَّ الوَحْشَ يَخْفِي فِي الظِّلِّ.
qālat al-qiṣṣatu innal-waḥsha yakhfī fī al-ẓilli.
The story said that the beast hides in the shade.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
The Unstarvable Beast
وحش لا يمكننا تجويعه
Music has charms to soothe the savage beast.
الموسيقى لديها سحر لتهدئة الحيوان المتوحش.
Lusty beast desires attractive & sincere mate.
[حيوان هائل يتوق إلى رفيقة ساحرة و حميمة]
Soon shall We brand ( the beast ) on the snout!
« سنسمه على الخرطوم » سنجعل على أنفه علامة يعير بها ما عاش فخطم أنفه بالسيف يوم بدر.
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
ومن امات بهيمة يعوّض عنها نفسا بنفس.
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
واذا جعل رجل مضجعه مع بهيمة فانه يقتل والبهيمة تميتونها.
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
للتمييز بين النجس والطاهر وبين الحيوانات التي تؤكل والحيوانات التي لا تؤكل
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
والحيوان الاول شبه اسد والحيوان الثاني شبه عجل والحيوان الثالث له وجه مثل وجه انسان والحيوان الرابع شبه نسر طائر.
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
وسجدوا للتنين الذي اعطى السلطان للوحش وسجدوا للوحش قائلين من هو مثل الوحش. من يستطيع ان يحاربه.
They worshiped the dragon, because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
وسجدوا للتنين الذي اعطى السلطان للوحش وسجدوا للوحش قائلين من هو مثل الوحش. من يستطيع ان يحاربه.
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
وأعطي ان يعطي روحا لصورة الوحش حتى تتكلم صورة الوحش ويجعل جميع الذين لا يسجدون لصورة الوحش يقتلون.
It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn't worship the image of the beast to be killed.
وأعطي ان يعطي روحا لصورة الوحش حتى تتكلم صورة الوحش ويجعل جميع الذين لا يسجدون لصورة الوحش يقتلون.
Questions and answers
Is وَحْشٌ only for mythical creatures?
No, it can refer to real wild animals, but it is also common in fairy tales.
How do I make the plural?
Add the broken‑plural pattern: وَحْش → وَحُوش, pronounced wuḥūsh.
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