شهوة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ه و‎ (š-h-w).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃah.wa/

Noun

شَهْوَة • (šahwa) f (plural شَهَوَات‎ (šahawāt))

  1. lust; craving; greed; yearning; passion

Declension
Declension of noun شَهْوَة (šahwa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
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

Descendants
  • Persian: شهوت‎ (šahvat)
    • → Turkish: şehvet
  • → Malay: syahwat
  • → Swahili: shahawa

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

Malay

Noun

شهوة (plural شهوة-شهوة or شهوة۲‎, informal 1st possessive شهوةکو‎, 2nd possessive شهوةمو‎, 3rd possessive شهوةڽ‎)

  1. Jawi spelling of syahwat.
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