şehvani

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شهوانی (şehvāni),[1][2] from Arabic شَهْوانِيّ (šahwāniyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃeh.vaːˈniː/
  • Hyphenation: şeh‧va‧ni

Adjective

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şehvani

  1. lustful, sensual, libidinous, desirous
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شهوانی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1144,
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “شهوانی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 739

Further reading

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