Ma'anar ƙamus na jimlar "sha'awar sani" tana nufin ji ko sha'awar koyo ko samun ilimi game da wani abu. Ya ƙunshi sha'awa ko sha'awar fahimtar wani abu da ba a sani ba ko wanda ba a sani ba. Wannan sha'awar sani na iya tasowa daga dalilai iri-iri, kamar sha'awar mutum, sha'awar tunani, ko buƙatar warware matsala. Yana da sha'awar ɗan adam don neman ilimi da fahimtar duniyar da ke kewaye da mu.