Arabic vocabulary
اِشْتَهَىdesire in Arabic
اِشْتَهَى is how you say “desire” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَكَذَلِكَ كُلُّ مَا يشتهيه فالهوى مستحلب لَهُ مَا يَفِيدُ
And similarly, everything he desires, the desire draws to him what benefits.
يَشْتَهِيهِ — he desires it. Present-tense verb, subject 'he' built in; '-hi' = 'it' object.
From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →
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