Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "abin sha'awa" ita ce: haifar da babban so ko jin daɗi; m, abin so, kyakkyawa, ko ban sha'awa. Sau da yawa ana amfani da shi wajen siffanta wani abu ko wani abu mai ban sha'awa, mai ban sha'awa, ko abin sha'awa ta hanyar da za ta zaburar da so ko so.
