Arabic vocabulary
شَهْوَاتdesires in Arabic
شَهْوَات is how you say “desires” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَيَحُثُّ عَلَى نَيْلِ الشَّهَوَاتِ عَاجِلا
It urges the immediate attainment of desires.
الشَّهَوَاتِ — desires. The plural owner completing 'the attaining of desires'. Its ending is the genitive form this feminine plural uses, and it keeps the 'the' for the whole pair.
From: The Discipline of Foresight →
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