شوق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ش و ق (š-w-q)

Borrowed from Aramaic שׁוּקָא (šūqā, “desire, longing”), also found in Mishnaic Hebrew שׁוּק (šūq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃawq/

Noun

شَوْق • (šawq) m (plural أَشْواق (ʔašwāq))

longing, yearning, missing, verbal noun of شَاقَ (šāqa) (form I)
- 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 13:127:
  وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ ٱلنَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَٱلشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ
  waʔasʔaluka laḏḏata n-naẓari ʔilā wajhika waš-šawqa ʔilā liqāʔika fī ḡayri ḍarrāʔa muḍirratin walā fitnatin muḍillatin
  I ask you for the sweetness of looking upon your face and desire to meet you in a manner that does not entail a calamity bringing harm or devious temptation.

Declension

Declension of noun شَوْق (šawq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْق šawq	الشَّوْق aš-šawq	شَوْق šawq
Nominative	شَوْقٌ šawqun	الشَّوْقُ aš-šawqu	شَوْقُ šawqu
Accusative	شَوْقًا šawqan	الشَّوْقَ aš-šawqa	شَوْقَ šawqa
Genitive	شَوْقٍ šawqin	الشَّوْقِ aš-šawqi	شَوْقِ šawqi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: شوق (šōg)
Hijazi Arabic: شوق (šōg)
→ Azerbaijani: şövq
→ Bengali: শখ (śôkh)
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: शौक़ (śauq)
  - → English: shoke, shouq
- Urdu: شوق (śoq)
→ Malay: syok
- Indonesian: syok
- → English: shiok
→ Ottoman Turkish: شوق
- Turkish: şevk
→ Persian: شوق
→ Swahili: shauku

Etymology 2

Denominal verb of شَوْق (šawq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaw.wa.qa/

Verb

شَوَّقَ • (šawwaqa) II, non-past يُشَوِّقُ‎ (yušawwiqu)

to fill with longing, to arouse desire

Conjugation

Conjugation of

شَوَّقَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَشْوِيق tašwīq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُشَوِّق mušawwiq
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُشَوَّق mušawwaq
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	شَوَّقْتُ šawwaqtu	شَوَّقْتَ šawwaqta	شَوَّقَ šawwaqa	شَوَّقْتُمَا šawwaqtumā	شَوَّقَا šawwaqā	شَوَّقْنَا šawwaqnā	شَوَّقْتُمْ šawwaqtum	شَوَّقُوا šawwaqū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	شَوَّقْتُ šawwaqtu	شَوَّقْتِ šawwaqti	شَوَّقَتْ šawwaqat	شَوَّقْتُمَا šawwaqtumā	شَوَّقَتَا šawwaqatā	شَوَّقْنَا šawwaqnā	شَوَّقْتُنَّ šawwaqtunna	شَوَّقْنَ šawwaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُشَوِّقُ ʔušawwiqu	تُشَوِّقُ tušawwiqu	يُشَوِّقُ yušawwiqu	تُشَوِّقَانِ tušawwiqāni	يُشَوِّقَانِ yušawwiqāni	نُشَوِّقُ nušawwiqu	تُشَوِّقُونَ tušawwiqūna	يُشَوِّقُونَ yušawwiqūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُشَوِّقُ ʔušawwiqu	تُشَوِّقِينَ tušawwiqīna	تُشَوِّقُ tušawwiqu	تُشَوِّقَانِ tušawwiqāni	تُشَوِّقَانِ tušawwiqāni	نُشَوِّقُ nušawwiqu	تُشَوِّقْنَ tušawwiqna	يُشَوِّقْنَ yušawwiqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُشَوِّقَ ʔušawwiqa	تُشَوِّقَ tušawwiqa	يُشَوِّقَ yušawwiqa	تُشَوِّقَا tušawwiqā	يُشَوِّقَا yušawwiqā	نُشَوِّقَ nušawwiqa	تُشَوِّقُوا tušawwiqū	يُشَوِّقُوا yušawwiqū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُشَوِّقَ ʔušawwiqa	تُشَوِّقِي tušawwiqī	تُشَوِّقَ tušawwiqa	تُشَوِّقَا tušawwiqā	تُشَوِّقَا tušawwiqā	نُشَوِّقَ nušawwiqa	تُشَوِّقْنَ tušawwiqna	يُشَوِّقْنَ yušawwiqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُشَوِّقْ ʔušawwiq	تُشَوِّقْ tušawwiq	يُشَوِّقْ yušawwiq	تُشَوِّقَا tušawwiqā	يُشَوِّقَا yušawwiqā	نُشَوِّقْ nušawwiq	تُشَوِّقُوا tušawwiqū	يُشَوِّقُوا yušawwiqū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُشَوِّقْ ʔušawwiq	تُشَوِّقِي tušawwiqī	تُشَوِّقْ tušawwiq	تُشَوِّقَا tušawwiqā	تُشَوِّقَا tušawwiqā	نُشَوِّقْ nušawwiq	تُشَوِّقْنَ tušawwiqna	يُشَوِّقْنَ yušawwiqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		شَوِّقْ šawwiq		شَوِّقَا šawwiqā			شَوِّقُوا šawwiqū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		شَوِّقِي šawwiqī		شَوِّقَا šawwiqā			شَوِّقْنَ šawwiqna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	شُوِّقْتُ šuwwiqtu	شُوِّقْتَ šuwwiqta	شُوِّقَ šuwwiqa	شُوِّقْتُمَا šuwwiqtumā	شُوِّقَا šuwwiqā	شُوِّقْنَا šuwwiqnā	شُوِّقْتُمْ šuwwiqtum	شُوِّقُوا šuwwiqū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	شُوِّقْتُ šuwwiqtu	شُوِّقْتِ šuwwiqti	شُوِّقَتْ šuwwiqat	شُوِّقْتُمَا šuwwiqtumā	شُوِّقَتَا šuwwiqatā	شُوِّقْنَا šuwwiqnā	شُوِّقْتُنَّ šuwwiqtunna	شُوِّقْنَ šuwwiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُشَوَّقُ ʔušawwaqu	تُشَوَّقُ tušawwaqu	يُشَوَّقُ yušawwaqu	تُشَوَّقَانِ tušawwaqāni	يُشَوَّقَانِ yušawwaqāni	نُشَوَّقُ nušawwaqu	تُشَوَّقُونَ tušawwaqūna	يُشَوَّقُونَ yušawwaqūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُشَوَّقُ ʔušawwaqu	تُشَوَّقِينَ tušawwaqīna	تُشَوَّقُ tušawwaqu	تُشَوَّقَانِ tušawwaqāni	تُشَوَّقَانِ tušawwaqāni	نُشَوَّقُ nušawwaqu	تُشَوَّقْنَ tušawwaqna	يُشَوَّقْنَ yušawwaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُشَوَّقَ ʔušawwaqa	تُشَوَّقَ tušawwaqa	يُشَوَّقَ yušawwaqa	تُشَوَّقَا tušawwaqā	يُشَوَّقَا yušawwaqā	نُشَوَّقَ nušawwaqa	تُشَوَّقُوا tušawwaqū	يُشَوَّقُوا yušawwaqū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُشَوَّقَ ʔušawwaqa	تُشَوَّقِي tušawwaqī	تُشَوَّقَ tušawwaqa	تُشَوَّقَا tušawwaqā	تُشَوَّقَا tušawwaqā	نُشَوَّقَ nušawwaqa	تُشَوَّقْنَ tušawwaqna	يُشَوَّقْنَ yušawwaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُشَوَّقْ ʔušawwaq	تُشَوَّقْ tušawwaq	يُشَوَّقْ yušawwaq	تُشَوَّقَا tušawwaqā	يُشَوَّقَا yušawwaqā	نُشَوَّقْ nušawwaq	تُشَوَّقُوا tušawwaqū	يُشَوَّقُوا yušawwaqū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُشَوَّقْ ʔušawwaq	تُشَوَّقِي tušawwaqī	تُشَوَّقْ tušawwaq	تُشَوَّقَا tušawwaqā	تُشَوَّقَا tušawwaqā	نُشَوَّقْ nušawwaq	تُشَوَّقْنَ tušawwaqna	يُشَوَّقْنَ yušawwaqna

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ش و ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَوْق (šawq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃoːɡ/, [ʃo̞ːɡ]

Noun

شوق • (šōg) m (plural أشواق (ʔašwāg))

longing, yearning, missing

Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چوق (çok).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃoːɡ]

Adverb

شوق (šōg)

plenty of

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَوْق (šawq).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃawq]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäwq]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäwq]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäwq]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃowɢ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäwq]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šawq
Dari reading^?	šawq
Iranian reading^?	šowğ
Tajik reading^?	šavq

Noun


Dari	شَوْق
Iranian Persian	شُوْق
Tajik	шавқ

شُوْق • (šowq)

zeal, ardor

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šawq), from Arabic شَوْق (šawq).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɔːq/
Rhymes: -ɔːq

Noun

شَوق • (śauq) m (Hindi spelling शौक़)

Declension

Declension of شوق
	singular	plural
direct	شَوْق (śauq)	شَوْق (śauq)
oblique	شَوْق (śauq)	شَوْقوں (śauqō̃)
vocative	شَوْق (śauq)	شَوْقو (śauqō)

Derived terms

شوقین (śauqīn)
شوقیہ (śauqiyā)
شوق ذوق (śauq-zauq, “great pleasure”)

References

“شوق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.