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شَهَوَة

(of) the (things they) desire

কুপ্রবৃত্তির

Root letters: ش ه وAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#1,887 most frequentNoun (ism)
Learn it in lesson 189

About this word

Noun (ism)Root letters: ش ه و

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Plural (jamʿ)ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ(of) the (things they) desirel-shahawāti · 2 times
  • ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ ۖthe lustsl-shahawāti · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ش ه و — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

But there came after them successors [i.e., later generations] who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil -

Surah 19:59 — Read full ayah

Allāh wants to accept your repentance, but those who follow [their] passions want you to digress [into] a great deviation.

Surah 4:27 — Read full ayah

Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allāh has with Him the best return [i.e., Paradise].

Surah 3:14 — Read full ayah