شوق

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شوق^¹

/ʃawq/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic שׁוּקָא (šūqā, “desire, longing”), also found in Mishnaic Hebrew שׁוּק (šūq).

noun شَوْق · šawq · أَشْواق · الشَّوْق

longing, yearning, missing, verbal noun of شَاقَ (šāqa) (form I) وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ ٱلنَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَٱلشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ

شوق^²

/ʃaw.wa.qa/

verb شَوَّقَ · šawwaqa · يُشَوِّقُ · تَشْوِيق · مُشَوِّق

to make someone long for, yearn for, eager for (s.t.)
to make someone long, yearn, eager (to do s.t.)
to arouse s.o.'s desire for s.t., to fill with longing
to excite s.o.'s interest in s.t.

In English

hobby activity done for enjoyment in spare time
yearning wistful or melancholy longing
longing melancholic desire

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"شوق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%82. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"شوق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%82.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شوق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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