شكر

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See also: سکر, سكر, سكز, شکر, and ش ك ر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ش ك ر (š-k-r). Compare Hebrew שכר.

Pronunciation

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Verb

شَكَرَ (šakara) I, non-past يَشْكُرُ‎ (yaškuru)

  1. to thank, to be thankful, to be grateful
  2. to praise, to laud, to extol
  3. to acknowledge, to acknowledge goodness
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

شُكْر (šukrm

  1. verbal noun of شَكَرَ (šakara) (form I)
  2. thankfulness, gratitude
Declension
Antonyms
Descendants
  • Persian: شکر (šokr)
  • Turkish: şükür

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel).

Noun

شكر (şeker)

  1. sugar

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Arabic شُكْر (šukr).

Noun

شكر (şükür)

  1. gratitude, thankfulness
Descendants