شها

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of desire, longing, and craving for something. It encompasses the act of loving, wanting, and intensely desiring an object, food, or even abstract concepts. The root also touches upon the intensity of desire and its hidden or overt manifestations.

Derived headwords

شَهِيتُverb

1.
to desire (with kasra)classical
To feel a desire or longing for something, specifically when the verb is conjugated with a kasra in the first person singular.

شهيت الشيء، بالكسر — I desired the thing (with kasra).

يَشْهَىverb

1.
to desireboth
He desires, longs for, or craves something.

وأشعث يشهى النوم — And a disheveled man who desires sleep.

شَهِىَverb

1.
to desireclassical
To desire or crave something.

شَهَاverb

1.
to desireclassical
To desire or crave something.

يَشْهُوverb

1.
to desireclassical
To desire or crave something.

شَهْوَةnoun

1.
desireboth
A strong feeling of wanting something; craving or longing.
2.
hidden desireclassical
A concealed or secret desire, especially one related to sin or forbidden things.

والشهوة الخفية — and the hidden desire.

اشْتَهَىverb

1.
to desire greatlyboth
To desire something intensely; to crave it.

وحيل بينهم وبين ما يشتهون — And a barrier will be placed between them and what they desire.

تَشَهَّىverb

1.
to crave repeatedlyclassical
To seek out or request desires one after another; to indulge in repeated cravings.

التَّشَهِّي: اقتراح شهوة بعد شهوة — Al-tashahhi: proposing a desire after a desire.

تَشَهَّتْverb

1.
she cravedclassical
She expressed or requested desires.

فتشهت المرأة على زوجها فأشهاها — So the woman craved from her husband, and he fulfilled her desires.

شَهِيّadjective

1.
appetizingboth
Desirable, especially in terms of food; something that stimulates appetite.

وطعام شهي — and appetizing food.

شَهِيٌّadjective

1.
desirousclassical
A person who is desirous or has strong desires.

شَهْوَانadjective

1.
very desirousboth
A man who has intense desires.

ورجل شهوان — and a man who is very desirous.

شَهْوَانِيّadjective

1.
lustfulboth
Characterized by strong or excessive desire, often in a sensual or greedy way.

وهو شهواني — and he is lustful.

شَهْوَىadjective

1.
desirous (feminine)classical
A woman who is desirous or has strong desires.

فهي شهوى — so she is desirous.

ما أَشْهَاهاinterjection

1.
how desirable she is!classical
An exclamation expressing how much someone or something is desired or admired.

وما أشهاها — and how desirable she is!

أَشْهَاهَاverb

1.
to fulfill her desiresclassical
To provide someone with what they desire or crave.

أَشْهَانِيverb

1.
he made me desirousclassical
To cause someone to feel desire or to fulfill their desires.

شَهْوَانِيّnoun

1.
man of strong desireclassical
A man characterized by intense desire.

يا شهواني — O man of strong desire!

شَهَاوَىnoun

1.
people of intense desireclassical
A plural for those with strong desires, particularly for food.

وقوم شهاوى — and people of intense desire.

شَاهَاverb

1.
to joke withclassical
To engage in playful banter or joking with someone.

شاهاه في إصابة العين وهاشاه إذا مازحه — He joked with him in hitting the eye and teased him if he amused him.

شَاهِيadjective

1.
sharp-sightedclassical
Having keen or sharp eyesight.

ورجل شاهي البصر — and a man with sharp eyesight.

مُوسَى شَهَوَاتname

1.
Musa Shahawatclassical
The name of a known poet.

وموسى شهوات: شاعر معروف — And Musa Shahawat: a known poet.

Parallel reading

شهيت الشيء، بالكسر

I desired the thing, with kasra.

وأشعث يشهى النوم

And a disheveled man who desires sleep.

إذا ما النجوم أعرضت واسبكرت

when the stars turned away and became clear.

وشهي الشيء وشهاه يشهاه شهوة واشتهاه وتشهاه: أحبه ورغب فيه.

And he found the thing desirable, and desired it, craving it with desire, intensely desired it, and sought it out: he loved it and longed for it.

يقال شهي يشهى وشها يشهو إذا اشتهى

It is said: 'shahi yashha' and 'shaha yashhu' if one desires.

والتشهي: اقتراح شهوة بعد شهوة

And al-tashahhi: proposing a desire after a desire.

فتشهت المرأة على زوجها فأشهاها

So the woman craved from her husband, and he fulfilled her desires.

وحيل بينهم وبين ما يشتهون

And a barrier will be placed between them and what they desire.

وطعام شهي

and appetizing food.

وهذا شيء يشهي الطعام

And this is something that makes food desirable.

ورجل شهي وشهوان وشهواني وامرأة شهوى

And a desirous man, a very desirous man, a lustful man, and a desirous woman.

وما أشهاها

And how desirable she is!

وأنا إليه شهوان

And I am desirous of it.

وقوم شهاوى أي ذوو شهوة شديدة للأكل.

And people of intense desire, meaning those with a strong craving for food.

يا شهواني

O man of strong desire!

إن أخوف ما أخاف عليكم الرياء والشهوة الخفية

Indeed, the most fearful thing I fear for you is hypocrisy and hidden desire.

شاهاه في إصابة العين وهاشاه إذا مازحه

He joked with him in hitting the eye and teased him if he amused him.

ورجل شاهي البصر

And a man with sharp eyesight.