شهوت

See also: شهوة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَهْوَة (šahwa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃah.ˈwat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.wǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.wǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.wǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔː.wǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɦ.vǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.vǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	šahwat
Dari reading?	šahwat
Iranian reading?	šahvat
Tajik reading?	šahvat

Noun

شهوت • (šahvat)

1. lust, sexual desire, sex drive, libido

   Synonym: حَشَر (hašar)

Derived terms

• شهوتی (šahvati)
• شهوت‌انگیز (šahvat-angiz)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: શેહેવત (śehevat)
• → Ottoman Turkish: شهوت
  • → Turkish: şehvet
• → Urdu: شہوت