Arabic · noun · Being & Non-Being

Shaqaawat

शक़ावत

said sha-qaa-wat

Meaning

Wretchedness, misery, the state of being damned or ill-fated.

Usage & notes

The misery of the ill-fated soul; in theology the opposite of sa'aadat, the blessedness of the saved.

Related words

Felicity, blessedness, good fortune and happiness.

Ill-omen, inauspiciousness, unlucky or evil influence.

Destruction and perdition, the ruin or undoing toward which a passion or grief may drive the heart.