شهوة

Arabic

Root
ش ه و (š h w)
4 terms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃah.wa/

    Noun

    شَهْوَة • (šahwaf (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

    • Maltese: xehwa
    • Azerbaijani: şəhvət
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: شاوەت (şawet)
      Northern Kurdish: şehwet
    • Persian: شهوت (šahvat)
      • Gujarati: શેહેવત (śehevat)
      • Ottoman Turkish: شهوت
      • Urdu: شہوت
    • Malay: syahwat
    • Swahili: shahawa
    • Uyghur: شەھۋەت (shehwet)
    • Uzbek: shahvat

    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 شهوة٢)

    1. Jawi spelling of syahwat.‎