شک

See also: شك, سک, and سگ

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شک (šak(k)), from Arabic شَكّ (šakk). Compare Hindi शक (śak).

Pronunciation

• (phr) IPA^(key): /ˈʃəkːə̆/

Noun

شک (śakk) m

1. doubt, suspicion

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَكّ (šakk).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃak(k)/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäk(k)]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäk(k)]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäk(k)]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäk(k)]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃækʰʲ(kʰʲ)]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäk(k)]

Readings
Classical reading?	šak(k)
Dari reading?	šak(k)
Iranian reading?	šak(k)
Tajik reading?	šak(k)

Noun

شک • (šak) (plural شکوک (šokuk), or شکها)

1. doubt

   Synonym: تردید (tardid)

Descendants

• → Armenian: շաք (šakʻ)
• → Azerbaijani: şəkk
• → Bashkir: шик (şik)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: शक (śak)

  Urdu: شَک (śak)

  • → Palula: šak

• → Kazakh: шәк (şäk), шек (şek)
• → Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: şik

• → Punjabi: ਸ਼ੱਕ (śakka)
• → Sindhi: شڪ (shaku)
• → Tatar: шик (şik)
• → Uyghur: شەك (shek)
• → Uzbek: shak
• → Zazaki: şek

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شک (šak(k)), from Arabic شَكّ (šakk).

Noun

شَک • (śak) m (Hindi spelling शक)

1. doubt, uncertainty

   Synonyms: گُمان (gumān), رَیب (raib)