شقوة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ش ق و (š-q-w).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaq.wa/
Noun
شَقْوَة or شِقْوَة • (šaqwa or šiqwa) f
- misfortune; distress
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 23:106:
- قَالُوا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَالِّينَ
- qālū rabbanā ḡalabat ʿalaynā šiqwatunā wakunnā qawman ḍāllīna
- And they said: Our Lord, our misery has taken us, and we have been a people astray.
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Declension
Declension of noun شَقْوَة (šaqwa); شِقْوَة (šiqwa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَقْوَة; شِقْوَة šaqwa; šiqwa | الشَّقْوَة; الشِّقْوَة aš-šaqwa; aš-šiqwa | شَقْوَة; شِقْوَة šaqwat; šiqwat |
| Nominative | شَقْوَةٌ; شِقْوَةٌ šaqwatun; šiqwatun | الشَّقْوَةُ; الشِّقْوَةُ aš-šaqwatu; aš-šiqwatu | شَقْوَةُ; شِقْوَةُ šaqwatu; šiqwatu |
| Accusative | شَقْوَةً; شِقْوَةً šaqwatan; šiqwatan | الشَّقْوَةَ; الشِّقْوَةَ aš-šaqwata; aš-šiqwata | شَقْوَةَ; شِقْوَةَ šaqwata; šiqwata |
| Genitive | شَقْوَةٍ; شِقْوَةٍ šaqwatin; šiqwatin | الشَّقْوَةِ; الشِّقْوَةِ aš-šaqwati; aš-šiqwati | شَقْوَةِ; شِقْوَةِ šaqwati; šiqwati |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “شقو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN