شقاء
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ش ق و (š q w) |
| 5 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.qaːʔ/
- Rhymes: -aːʔ
Noun
شَقَاء • (šaqāʔ) m
- 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!
- laʕamruka mā ʔin ḍarranī wasṭa ḥimyarin / waʔaqwālihā ʔillā l-maḵīlatu was-sukur
- a. 544, Imruʾ Al-Qays
Declension
| 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)
See also
- شَقْوَة (šaqwa, “misfortune, distress”)