شقاء

Arabic

Root
ش ق و (š q w)
5 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.qaːʔ/
  • Rhymes: -aːʔ

Noun

شَقَاء • (šaqāʔm

  1. unhappiness, misery, wretchedness
    • a. 544, Imruʾ Al-Qays
      لَعَمْرُكَ مَا إِنْ ضَرَّنِي وَسْطَ حِمْيَرٍ / وَأَقْوَالِهَا إِلَّا المَخِيلَةُ وَٱلسُّكُرْ
      وَغَيْرُ الشَّقَاءِ المُسْتَبِينِ، فَلَيْتَنِي / أَجَرَّ لِسَانِي يَوْمَ ذَلِكُمُ مُجِرّ
      laʕamruka mā ʔin ḍarranī wasṭa ḥimyarin / waʔaqwālihā ʔillā l-maḵīlatu was-sukur
      waḡayru aš-šaqāʔi al-mustabīni, falaytanī / ʔajarra lisānī yawma ḏalikumu mujirr
      Nothing hurt me amidst Himyar / and its Qayls but haughtiness and drunks / and clear misery. If only I held my tongue on that day!

Declension

Declension of noun شَقَاء (šaqāʔ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal شَقَاء
šaqāʔ
الشَّقَاء
aš-šaqāʔ
شَقَاء
šaqāʔ
nominative شَقَاءٌ
šaqāʔun
الشَّقَاءُ
aš-šaqāʔu
شَقَاءُ
šaqāʔu
accusative شَقَاءً
šaqāʔan
الشَّقَاءَ
aš-šaqāʔa
شَقَاءَ
šaqāʔa
genitive شَقَاءٍ
šaqāʔin
الشَّقَاءِ
aš-šaqāʔi
شَقَاءِ
šaqāʔi

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: شقا (şaka), شاقه (şaka)
    • Turkish: şaka
    • Crimean Tatar: şaqa
    • Albanian: shaka
    • Armenian: շախա (šaxa)
    • Iraqi Arabic: شقة (šaqa)
    • Ladino: shaka

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