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Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns desire, longing, and appetite, particularly for food or something pleasant. It extends to intense longing, coveting, and even the act of giving someone what they desire. It also touches upon sharp eyesight and resemblance.

Derived headwords

شَهِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to desireboth

    To have a strong desire or longing for something, especially something pleasant or delicious.

  2. 2.
    to be desirableboth

    To be something that is greatly desired or longed for.

اشْتَهَىverb
  1. 1.
    to desire greatlyboth

    To desire something intensely or with great longing.

  2. 2.
    to craveboth

    To have a strong craving for something.

تَشَهَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to covetboth

    To desire something that belongs to another, or to repeatedly desire something.

  2. 2.
    to develop a cravingboth

    To develop a specific desire or craving, often after a period of wanting something else.

شَهِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    desirableboth

    Pleasant to the senses, especially to taste or smell; something that is greatly desired.

  2. 2.
    appetizingmodern

    Having an appealing taste or smell.

شَهْوَانadjective
  1. 1.
    lustfulboth

    Having strong desires or appetites, often in a sensual or greedy way.

  2. 2.
    greedyboth

    Having an excessive desire for more than one needs or deserves.

شَهْوَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    sensualboth

    Relating to or involving gratification of the senses.

  2. 2.
    lustfulboth

    Having or showing excessive sexual appetite.

شَهْوَىnoun
  1. 1.
    desireboth

    A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

  2. 2.
    appetiteboth

    A strong liking for something that enables you to eat or drink it.

شَهَاوَىnoun
  1. 1.
    desiresboth

    Plural of شهوى, referring to multiple strong wants or longings.

أَشْهَىverb
  1. 1.
    to give what is desiredboth

    To provide someone with what they desire or crave.

  2. 2.
    to strike with the evil eyeclassical

    To afflict someone with misfortune or harm through envy or the evil eye.

مُشْتَهَىnoun
  1. 1.
    object of desireboth

    That which is desired or longed for.

  2. 2.
    cravingboth

    A strong desire for something.

شَاهَىverb
  1. 1.
    to resembleboth

    To be similar to someone or something in appearance or character.

شَاهِيadjective
  1. 1.
    sharp-sightedclassical

    Having keen or sharp eyesight.

Parallel reading

شهيه، كرضيه ودعاه، واشتهاه وتشهاه: أحبه، ورغب فيه.
It means to desire it, like being pleased with it and calling it, and to desire it greatly and covet it: to love it and to long for it.
ورجل شهي وشهوان وشهواني، وهي شهوى ج: شهاوى.
And a man is shahiyy, shahwan, and shahwaniyy, and she is shahwa, plural: shahawa.
وأشهاه: أعطاه مشتهاه، وأصابه بعين.
And ashāhu: to give him what he desires, and to strike him with the evil eye.
وتشهى: اقترح شهوة بعد شهوة.
And tashahhā: to propose a desire after a desire.
ورجل شاهي البصر: حديده.
And a man with sharp eyesight: his eyesight is keen.
وموسى شهوات: شاعر م.
And Musa Shahawat: a poet, may God have mercy on him.
وشاهاه: أشبهه.
And shāhāhu: to resemble him.