First Adhān

Mushtāq

مُشْتَاق

Say it mush-TAAQ

Full of longing

At a glance

Gender
Boy
Arabic root
sh-w-q
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Mushtaq

Meaning & source

Longing: shawq and ishtiyāq are “the soul’s pulling towards a thing”.

  • شوق: الشَّوْقُ والاشْتياقُ: نِزاعُ النَّفْسِ إِلَى الشَّيْءِ، وَالْجَمْعُ أَشْواقٌ، شاقَ إِلَيْهِ شَوْقاً وتَشَوَّق واشتاقَ اشْتياقاً

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root sh-w-q (vol. 10, p. 192)

Who carried this name

We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.

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