وحشت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَحْشَة (waḥša).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wah.ˈʃat]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäɦ.ʃǽt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑː.ʃǽt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔː.ʃǽt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væɦ.ʃǽt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [väɦ.ʃǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	wahšat
Dari reading^?	wahšat
Iranian reading^?	vahšat
Tajik reading^?	vahšat

Noun

وحشت • (vahšat)

dread, panic, phobia
― vahšat az xodâ ― dread of God

― vahšat az marg ― dread of death

― vahšat az harf zadan dar jam' ― phobia of speaking in groups

Derived terms

وحشتناک (vahšatnâk, “dreadful”)

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