Arabic vocabulary
حَسْرَةٌlonging in Arabic
حَسْرَةٌ is how you say “longing” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فالمحب يفرح بفضائله والمبغض يغتاظ حسرة
The lover rejoices in his virtues, and the hater seethes in anguish.
حَسْرَةً — in anguish. A noun 'anguish / bitter regret' in the accusative ('-an' tanwin) — here an accusative of cause, 'out of anguish'. The accusative tells why he seethes.
From: The Prophet's Refuge in the Cave →
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