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hawas, s.f. Desire, lust, concupiscence, inordinate appetite;—ambition;—curiosity:—hawas pakānā, To form or cherish vain or improper desires; to be vainly or absurdly ambitious:—hawas-pesha, adj. Covetous; lustful:—hawas-dār, adj. Desirous; lustful, etc.:—hawas karnā(-kī), To desire eagerly, to long (for); to endeavour to procure; to aspire:—hawas-kesh, adj. Desirous, covetous; lustful, lascivious:—hawas-nāk, adj. Wishful, full of desire;—curious.
Origin: Arabic