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Arabic word

شَوْق

longing; nostalgia; desire

Type
noun
Plural
أشواق

Example

شعر بشوقٍ كبير إلى وطنه.

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فتطلب الطعام و تنتظر بشوق و حنين She orders food and waits eagerly and longingly.
فصلتني إبرة الأيام جلباباً بحجم الشوق فيك The needle of days has sewn me a cloak the size of my longing for you.
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Words from the same root

ش و ق

Arabic words grow from roots. These words share the root of شَوْق, so their meanings are related: learn them together.

All words from the root ش و ق

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