شقاء

Arabic

Root
ش ق و (š-q-w)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.qaːʔ/

Noun

شَقَاء • (šaqāʔ) m

1. 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!

Declension

Declension of noun شَقَاء (šaqāʔ)

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

See also

• شَقْوَة (šaqwa, “misfortune, distress”)

References

• Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (Sultan Qaboos University, 1985) موسوعة السلطان قابوس لأسماء العرب