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اشتهاهُ

Root: شهو

Form: 8

Full Definition

اشتهاهُVIII He desired it, or longed for it: he loved it; and desired it, or wished for it: or he desired it eagerly, or intensely: (M in art. فرس: [see an ex. in a poetical citation voce فَرَّسَ:]) and شَهِيَهُ , Present.T ـَ; as also , Present.T ـُ; Verbal.Noun شَهْوَةٌ and شَاهِيَةٌ, which last is an Verbal.Noun [of a rare class] like عَاقِبَةٌ; signifies the same: and so does . [See what next follows.]
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