syirik

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شرك.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃi.reʔ]
• Rhymes: -rik, -ik
• Hyphenation: syi‧rik

Noun

syirik (Jawi spelling شيريک, plural syirik-syirik, informal 1st possessive syirikku, 2nd possessive syirikmu, 3rd possessive syiriknya)

1. (Islam) The unforgivable sin of association [of something with God]; shirk.

Affixations

• kesyirikan
• syirikkan

 

Further reading

• “syirik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.