شقوة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ق و (š-q-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaq.wa/

Noun

شَقْوَة or شِقْوَة • (šaqwa or šiqwa) f

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