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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
passion

هوى ج أهواء‏

هَوىً ج أَهْواءٌ‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 2
Part of speech: Noun
Morphological category: nomen verbi
Morph. pattern: فَعْلٌ
Form: I
Root: هوي
Subject: Feelings and senses, Leisure

Sample sentences:

يُقالُ عِنْدَ ارْتِكابِ الذُّنوبِ: «لَعَنَ اللهُ هَوى النَّفْسِ».

لا يُمْكِنُ لِكُلِّ شَخْصٍ أَنْ يَتَصَرَّفَ عَلى هَواهُ وإلّا عَمَّتِ الفَوضى.