بیشک

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Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From بے (be, without) +‎ شک (śak, doubt). Compare Persian بلا شک (belâ šak, undoubtedly).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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بیشک (beśak) (Hindi spelling बेशक)

  1. (literally) undoubtedly, without a doubt, totally
    Synonyms: نِشْچِت (niścit), یَقِیناً (yaqīnan)
    بیشک یہ میری قمیض ہے۔
    be śak yih merī qamīz hai.
    For sure, this is my shirt.
  2. (colloquial) could, maybe, perhaps, or
    آپ بیشک اس طرف سے چلے جائیں۔
    āp be śak is taraf se cale jāẽ.
    You can go this way if you like.

Further reading

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  • beshak”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.