Arabic for longing

shawq
ﺷَﻮﻕ
longing – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺷَﻮﻕ means longing. It is pronounced shawq.

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The Arabic word word for longing can also be conjugated:

'ashwaaq
ﺃَﺷﻮَﺍﻕ
longing – masculine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word longing

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Important letters:
The root of the word longing consists of three Arabic letters: shin that is written and pronounced sh, waw that is written and pronounced w and qaf that is written and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of longing

ﺷَﻮﻕ
ﺷـ
ـﻮ
 
ﺷـ
ـﻮ
 
ﺷـ
ـﺸـ
ـﺶ
ـﻮ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
 
shin
sh
waw
w
qaf
q
 
 
The Arabic word for longing consists of: The letter shin that is written ﺵ ( here ﺷـ ) and pronounced sh and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter waw that is written ﻭ ( here ـﻮ ) and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺷَﻮﻕ and pronounced shawq.
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