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Arabic
Pronunciation
Noun
شَقَاء • (šaqāʔ) m
- unhappiness, misery, wretchedness
- a. 544, Imruʾ Al-Qays
لَعَمْرُكَ مَا إِنْ ضَرَّنِي وَسْطَ حِمْيَرٍ / وَأَقْوَالِهَا إِلَّا المَخِيلَةُ وَٱلسُّكُرْ
وَغَيْرُ الشَّقَاءِ المُسْتَبِينِ، فَلَيْتَنِي / أَجَرَّ لِسَانِي يَوْمَ ذَلِكُمُ مُجِرّ- laʕamruka mā ʔin ḍarranī wasṭa ḥimyarin / waʔaqwālihā ʔillā l-maḵīlatu was-sukur
waḡayru aš-šaqāʔi al-mustabīni, falaytanī / ʔajarra lisānī yawma ḏalikumu mujirr - Nothing hurt me amidst Himyar / and its Qayls but haughtiness and drunks / and clear misery. If only I held my tongue on that day!
Declension
Declension of noun شَقَاء (šaqāʔ)
| Singular
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basic singular triptote
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| Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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| Informal
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شَقَاء
šaqāʔ
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الشَّقَاء
aš-šaqāʔ
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شَقَاء
šaqāʔ
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| Nominative
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شَقَاءٌ
šaqāʔun
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الشَّقَاءُ
aš-šaqāʔu
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شَقَاءُ
šaqāʔu
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| Accusative
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شَقَاءً
šaqāʔan
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الشَّقَاءَ
aš-šaqāʔa
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شَقَاءَ
šaqāʔa
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| Genitive
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شَقَاءٍ
šaqāʔin
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الشَّقَاءِ
aš-šaqāʔi
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شَقَاءِ
šaqāʔi
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Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: شقا (şaka), شاقه (şaka)
See also
- شَقْوَة (šaqwa, “misfortune, distress”)
References