شوق

شَائِقٌ ذ Exciting one's desire, or the yearning or longing of the soul of a person. (S, TA.) ― -b2- Also [a possessive epithet, meaning ذُو شَوْقٍ. And hence,] An excessive, or attached, or admiring, lover; syn. عَاشِقٌ; and so ↓ مَشُوقٌ: (Har, p. 142:) or ↓ the latter signifies one whose desire, or yearning or longing of the soul, is excited: (S, TA:) the former is sing. of شُوقٌ, (TA,) which is syn. with عُشَّاقٌ [pl. of عَاشقٌِ] (IAar, O, K, TA) as well as pl. of أَشْوَقُ. (K.)