Boy · Arabic (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Ishtiaq
اشتیاقSay it ish-ti-YAAQ
- Meaning
- Longing, yearning, eager desire Lane, p. 1620
- Say it
- ish-ti-YAAQ
- Written
- اشتیاق
- Other spellings
- Ishtiyaq, Ishtiaque, Ishtyaq
Ishtiaq
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Ishtiaq meaning
Ishtiaq (اشتیاق) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin (Urdu usage).
Longing, yearning, eager desire
Ishtiaq (اشتیاق) is Arabic ishtiyāq, from the root sh-w-q, "longing". Lane's lexicon defines shawq as yearning, the pull of the soul towards something it loves, and ishtāqa, the form behind ishtiyāq, as coming to long for something inwardly. In Urdu ishtiyāq is an everyday literary word for eager longing, as in waiting for someone with ishtiyāq. Name lists give "longing" or "desire", which matches. Ishtiaq is a name used by Muslim men in India and Pakistan, also spelt Ishtiyaq.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 4 (1872), p. 1620 · entry ishtāqa (اِشْتَاقَ), shawq, root sh-w-q · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, shawq and ishtāqa, Book I p. 1620
Spellings
Ishtiaq · Ishtiyaq · Ishtiaque · Ishtyaq