شهوة
Arabic
Etymology
Morphologically from the root ش ه و (š-h-w) or ش ه ي (š-h-y).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃah.wa/
Noun
شَهْوَة • (šahwa) f (plural شَهَوَات (šahawāt))
- lust; craving; greed; yearning; passion
Declension
Declension of noun شَهْوَة (šahwa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَهْوَة šahwa | الشَّهْوَة aš-šahwa | شَهْوَة šahwat |
Nominative | شَهْوَةٌ šahwatun | الشَّهْوَةُ aš-šahwatu | شَهْوَةُ šahwatu |
Accusative | شَهْوَةً šahwatan | الشَّهْوَةَ aš-šahwata | شَهْوَةَ šahwata |
Genitive | شَهْوَةٍ šahwatin | الشَّهْوَةِ aš-šahwati | شَهْوَةِ šahwati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | شَهْوَتَيْن šahwatayn | الشَّهْوَتَيْن aš-šahwatayn | شَهْوَتَيْ šahwatay |
Nominative | شَهْوَتَانِ šahwatāni | الشَّهْوَتَانِ aš-šahwatāni | شَهْوَتَا šahwatā |
Accusative | شَهْوَتَيْنِ šahwatayni | الشَّهْوَتَيْنِ aš-šahwatayni | شَهْوَتَيْ šahwatay |
Genitive | شَهْوَتَيْنِ šahwatayni | الشَّهْوَتَيْنِ aš-šahwatayni | شَهْوَتَيْ šahwatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَهَوَات šahawāt | الشَّهَوَات aš-šahawāt | شَهَوَات šahawāt |
Nominative | شَهَوَاتٌ šahawātun | الشَّهَوَاتُ aš-šahawātu | شَهَوَاتُ šahawātu |
Accusative | شَهَوَاتٍ šahawātin | الشَّهَوَاتِ aš-šahawāti | شَهَوَاتِ šahawāti |
Genitive | شَهَوَاتٍ šahawātin | الشَّهَوَاتِ aš-šahawāti | شَهَوَاتِ šahawāti |
Further reading
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “شهو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4