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اشتہا

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اشتها (ištihā), from Arabic اِشْتِهَاء (ištihāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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اِشْتِہَا (iśtihāf (Hindi spelling इश्तिहा)

  1. lust, appetite, craving, hunger
    Synonym: بھُوک (bhūk)

References

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  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “اشتہا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.