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.
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