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شبق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense sexual desire and the urge for sexual intercourse. It describes a state of heightened lust, applicable to both humans and animals, and can be used to denote a person experiencing such strong urges.

Derived headwords

الشَّبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Intense lustboth

    A state of extreme sexual desire and a strong urge for sexual intercourse.

  2. 2.
    Sexual urgeboth

    The natural drive or inclination towards sexual activity.

شَبِقَverb
  1. 1.
    To be intensely lustfulboth

    To experience a heightened state of sexual desire and urge for intercourse.

شَبِقadjective
  1. 1.
    Lustfulboth

    Describing a person (male) who is experiencing intense sexual desire.

شَبِقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Lustful (female)both

    Describing a person (female) who is experiencing intense sexual desire.

Parallel reading

الشبق: شدة الغلمة وطلب النكاح.
Al-shabaq: intense lust and the seeking of intercourse.
يقال: رجل شبق وامرأة شبقة.
It is said: a lustful man and a lustful woman.
وشبق الرجل، بالكسر، شبقا، فهو شبق: اشتدت غلمته، وكذلك المرأة.
And the man became shabiqa, with kasra, shabaqan, so he is shabiq: his lust intensified, and likewise the woman.
وفي حديث ابن عباس: أنه قال لرجل محرم وطئ امرأته قبل الإفاضة شبق شديد
And in the narration of Ibn Abbas: he said to a man in the state of Ihram who had intercourse with his wife before the final departure, 'Intense lust.'
وقد يكون الشبق في غير الإنسان؛
And intense lust may occur in beings other than humans;
قال رؤبة يصف حمارا: لا يترك الغيرة من عهد الشبق
Ru'bah said, describing a donkey: 'He does not leave jealousy from the time of his lust.'