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نَشْوَة
elation /ˈnaʃ.wa/
nounB2#4175 most common
Also: euphoria, intoxication, rapture
Example sentences
أَشْعُرُ بِنَشْوَةٍ.
I feel elation.
شَعَرَتْ سَارَة بِنَشْوَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ بَعْدَ الفَوْزِ.
Sarah felt great elation after the win.
غَمَرَتْهُ نَشْوَةُ الِانْتِصَارِ.
The elation of victory overwhelmed him.
عَاشَ الجُمْهُورُ لَحَظَاتِ نَشْوَةٍ لا تُنْسَى خِلَالَ الحَفْلِ.
The audience lived unforgettable moments of elation during the concert.
لَمْ تَدُمْ نَشْوَةُ النَّجَاحِ طَوِيلًا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَعُودَ الهُمُومُ.
The elation of success did not last long before the worries returned.
تَتَلَاشَى نَشْوَةُ الِانْتِصَارَاتِ السَّرِيعَةِ أَمَامَ ثِقَلِ التَّحَدِّيَاتِ القَادِمَةِ.
The elation of quick victories fades before the weight of the coming challenges.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نَشْوَةٌ | نَشَوَاتٌ |
| Genitive | نَشْوَةٍ | نَشَوَاتٍ |
| Accusative | نَشْوَةً | نَشَوَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا نَشْوَةُ | يَا نَشَوَاتُ |
Word family
نَشِيَto become intoxicated or elated
اِنْتَشَىto become elated, to get a high feeling
نَشْوَانelated, tipsy (masculine)
نَشْوَىelated, tipsy (feminine)
مُنْتَشٍelated, in a euphoric state
Etymology
نَشْوَة comes from the Arabic root ن-ش-و/ي, tied to the verb نَشِيَ, meaning to become intoxicated or lightheaded with joy. The noun pattern فَعْلَة marks a single state or instance, so نَشْوَة denotes one bout of that heady feeling, whether from drink or from strong emotion. Arabic is a Semitic language, so it has no Indo-European root.
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