بے شک

Urdu

Alternative forms

• بیشَک (beśak)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /beː.ʃək/
• Rhymes: -ək

Adverb

بے شَک • (be śak) (Hindi spelling बेशक)

1. (literally, formal) undoubtedly, without a doubt, totally

   Synonym: یَقِیناً (yaqīnan)

   بے شَک خُدا سَب جانْنے والا ہے۔

   be śak xudā sab jānne vālā he.

   Indeed, God is All-Knowing.

2. (colloquial) could, maybe, perhaps, or

   آپ بے شک اس طرف سے چلے جائیں۔

   āp be śak is taraf se cale jāẽ.

   You can go this way if you like.

Further reading

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