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تحرق شوقا (šauqan) to be overcome with longing or nostalgia
Root: ح-ر-ق
Page: 199*
Example: “يَحلُّ اللَّيلُ وَأَتَحَرَّقُ شَوقاً مِن جَديد، مُفَكِّرةً في المَسافةِ الشاسِعةِ المُمتَدّةِ بَينَنا”
Translation: “night falls and I’m overcome with longing again, thinking about the vast distance between us”
Notes:
- The form V verb we see in this phrase, تَحَرَّقَ / يَتَحَرَّقُ, refers to being consumed—either by fire (note the root, ح-ر-ق), or by emotions…
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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