شقوة

Arabic

Root
ش ق و (š q w)
5 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaq.wa/

Noun

شَقْوَة or شِقْوَة • (šaqwa or šiqwaf

  1. misfortune; distress
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 23:106:
      قَالُوا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَالِّينَ
      qālū rabbanā ḡalabat ʕalaynā šiqwatunā wakunnā qawman ḍāllīna
      And they said: Our Lord, our misery has taken us, and we have been a people astray.

Declension

Declension of noun شَقْوَة (šaqwa)‎; شِقْوَة (šiqwa)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal شَقْوَة‎; شِقْوَة
šaqwa‎; šiqwa
الشَّقْوَة‎; الشِّقْوَة
aš-šaqwa‎; aš-šiqwa
شَقْوَة‎; شِقْوَة
šaqwat‎; šiqwat
nominative شَقْوَةٌ‎; شِقْوَةٌ
šaqwatun‎; šiqwatun
الشَّقْوَةُ‎; الشِّقْوَةُ
aš-šaqwatu‎; aš-šiqwatu
شَقْوَةُ‎; شِقْوَةُ
šaqwatu‎; šiqwatu
accusative شَقْوَةً‎; شِقْوَةً
šaqwatan‎; šiqwatan
الشَّقْوَةَ‎; الشِّقْوَةَ
aš-šaqwata‎; aš-šiqwata
شَقْوَةَ‎; شِقْوَةَ
šaqwata‎; šiqwata
genitive شَقْوَةٍ‎; شِقْوَةٍ
šaqwatin‎; šiqwatin
الشَّقْوَةِ‎; الشِّقْوَةِ
aš-šaqwati‎; aš-šiqwati
شَقْوَةِ‎; شِقْوَةِ
šaqwati‎; šiqwati

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شقو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN