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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic اِشْتِهَاء (ištihāʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): , (as if spelled işdaha)
- Hyphenation: iş‧ta‧ha
Noun
iştaha (definite accusative iştahanı, plural iştahalar)
- appetite
- desire to eat food or consume drink
- iştaha ilə yemək ― to eat with appetite
- iştahası açılmaq ― to gain appetite, to become hungry
- iştahası pozulmaq/iştahasını itirmək ― to lose one's appetite
- iştahasını korlamaq/pozmaq/küsdürmək ― to spoil someone's appetite
- iştahası yeddi yerdən açılmaq (idiomatic) ― to get quite an appetite; to crave for food
- any strong desire; an eagerness or longing
iştahası imkanları ilə uyğun gəlməmək- to want more than one can get
- (literally, “to have one's appetite mismatching one's possibilities”)
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