شقاء

Arabic
Root
ش ق و (š-q-w)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃa.qaːʔ/

Noun

شَقَاء • (šaqāʔ) m

  1. 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 basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَقَاء
šaqāʔ		 الشَّقَاء
aš-šaqāʔ		 شَقَاء
šaqāʔ
Nominative شَقَاءٌ
šaqāʔun		 الشَّقَاءُ
aš-šaqāʔu		 شَقَاءُ
šaqāʔu
Accusative شَقَاءً
šaqāʔan		 الشَّقَاءَ
aš-šaqāʔa		 شَقَاءَ
šaqāʔa
Genitive شَقَاءٍ
šaqāʔin		 الشَّقَاءِ
aš-šaqāʔi		 شَقَاءِ
šaqāʔi

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