مشوش

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ش و ش (š w š)
3 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))

1. 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
	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]

• (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

Dari	مشوش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мушавваш

مشوش • (mošavvaš)

1. 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 ğamm-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)

2. 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 mağrib mušawwaš ast”

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

     (Classical Persian Romanization)

3. 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