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))

  1. lust; craving; greed; yearning; passion

Declension

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
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