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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