# حس
## Arabic
### Etymology 1.1

Cognate with Hebrew חָשׁ (ḥaš).

#### Verb

حَسَّ • (ḥassa) I (non-past يَحُسُّ (yaḥussu), verbal noun حَسّ (ḥass))
* (transitive) to freeze
* (obsolete) to annihilate
* to curry (to use a currycomb on a horse)

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 1.2
#### Noun

حَسّ • (ḥass) m
* verbal noun of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to freeze, curry a horse”) (form I)
* freezing
* currying of a horse

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

### Etymology 2.1
#### Verb

حَسَّ • (ḥassa) I (non-past يَحِسُّ (yaḥissu), verbal noun حَسّ (ḥass))
* to be moved with compassion

##### Conjugation
#### Verb

حَسَّ • (ḥassa) I (first-person singular past حَسِسْتُ (ḥasistu), non-past يَحَسُّ (yaḥassu), verbal noun حَسّ (ḥass) or حِسّ (ḥiss))
* to be moved with compassion
* to feel
* to have sensation, perceive by the senses
* to listen
* to notice, know, understand
* to know for certain
* to awaken (intransitive, modern)

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2.2
#### Noun

حَسّ • (ḥass) m
* verbal noun of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, be moved with compassion”) (form I)
* feeling
* being moved with compassion
* perception, sensation
* instinct
* compassion
* low sound
* voice

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

### Etymology 2.3
#### Noun

حِسّ • (ḥiss) m
* verbal noun of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to feel, be moved with compassion”) (form I)
* feeling
* being moved with compassion
* perception, sensation
* instinct
* compassion
* sound
* voice

##### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: hiss
* → Turkish: his

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

## Egyptian Arabic
### Verb

حس • (ḥass) I (non-past يحس (yiḥiss))
* to feel

#### Conjugation

$^1$ The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

## Persian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِسّ (ḥiss).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [hiss]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [hɪs(ː)]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [hɪs(ː)]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [ʔɪs(ː)]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [ʔis(ː)]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [hes(ː)]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [his(ː)]

### Noun

حس • (hess) (plural حواس (havâss) or حس‌ها (hess-hâ))
* sense
    Synonym: حاسه (hâsse)
    حس لامسه ― hess-e lâmese ― sense of touch
* feeling
    Synonym: احساس (ehsâs)
    حس عشق ― hess-e ešq ― feeling of love
    خیلی حس خوبیه. ― xeyli hess-e xubi-ye. ― It's a very good feeling.

#### Derived terms

* بی‌حس (bi-hess)
* حس کردن (hess kardan)

## South Levantine Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic حَسَّ (ḥassa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħas/, [ħas]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

### Verb

حسّ • (ḥass) I (present بحسّ (biḥiss), active participle حاسس (ḥāses))
* (reflexive) to feel
    حاسس حالي بدّي انتق.ḥāses ḥāli biddi antoʔ.I feel I want to throw up.(literally, “I feel myself I want to throw up.”)
* (transitive) to feel (physically)
    حسّ كيف مبلول قميصي! ― ḥess kīf mablūl ʔamīsi! ― Feel how wet my shirt is!
* (transitive) to feel (a feeling) (+ ب)
    بحسّ بالنعس. ― baḥess bin-naʕs. ― I feel sleepy. (literally, “I feel drowsiness.”)
    بتحسّ بوجود الأرواح. ― bitḥess bi-wujūd il-ʔarwāḥ. ― She feels the presence of spirits.
* (transitive) to feel, to sense, to perceive (a notion) (+ انّه)
    حسّيت إنّها ما بتحبّني. ― ḥassēt inha mā bitḥebbni. ― I sensed that she didn't like me.
    إذا شوفير التكسي حسّك جديد في البلد، يمكن كان يستغلّك.iza šufēr it-taksi ḥassak jdīd fi il-balad, yumken kān yistaḡellak.If the taxi driver sensed that you were new in town, maybe he would take advantage of you.
* (+ مع or في) to feel for, to sympathize
    انا حاسس معك. ― ana ḥāses maʕak. ― I sympathize with you.
    إحنا منحسّ فيك ومنعرف انّك بتمرّ بأوقات صعبة.eḥna minḥess fīk w mniʕraf innak bitmorr bi-ʔawqat saʕbe.We feel for you and we know you're going through difficult times.