Arabic vocabulary
شَهْوَةِdesire
How to say “desire” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وَإِذا تجلى بِصِفَات الْعدْل والانتقام انقمعت النَّفس الأمارة وبطلت قواها من الشَّهْوَة وَالْغَضَب
And when He manifests with attributes of justice and retribution, the commanding self is restrained, and its forces of desire and anger are nullified…
الشَّهْوَةِ — desire. In the genitive after 'of', definite — craving. The first of the self's voided powers.
From: Reflecting on God's Names →
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