شقوة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ش ق و (š-q-w).
Pronunciation
Noun
شَقْوَة or شِقْوَة • (šaqwa or šiqwa) f
- misfortune; distress
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- 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.
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Declension
Declension of noun شَقْوَة (šaqwa); شِقْوَة (šiqwa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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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