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noun[U]
A strong feeling of longing or yearning for someone or something absent.
ishtiyāq
Pronunciation
Etymology
Verbal noun of the Arabic verb اشتاق, “to long for, yearn,” from the root ش-و-ق associated with desire and longing.
Examples
أشعر باشتياق كبير إلى عائلتي.
ashʿuru bi-ishtiyāqin kabīrin ilá ʿāʾilatī
I feel a great longing for my family.
كان في رسالتها اشتياق واضح إلى أيام الطفولة.
Kāna fī risālatihā ishtiyāqun wāḍiḥun ilá ayyāmi aṭ-ṭufūlah.
There was clear longing in her letter for the days of childhood.
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