شكر

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

  • (file)

Verb

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

  1. to thank, to be thankful, to be grateful
    ‏شَكَرَ لَهُ عَمَلَهُ‎ ― šakara lahu ʕamalahu ― He thanked him for his work.
  2. to praise, to laud, to extol
  3. to acknowledge, to acknowledge goodness
Conjugation

Noun

شُكْر • (šukr) m

  1. verbal noun of شَكَرَ (šakara) (form I)
  2. thankfulness, gratitude
Declension
Antonyms
  • جُحُود‎ (juḥūd)
Descendants
  • → Bengali: শোকর (śōkor)
  • → 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, sucrose obtained by various plants, such as the sugar cane or the sugar beet
    ‏به شکر به شاب‎ ― neither fish nor fowl (literally, “better sugar or alum”)
  2. sugar-plum, comfit, round or oval piece of candy
  3. kisses from a beautiful mouth
  4. sweet, soothing, kind words
  5. doze, light, short sleep or nap
Derived terms
  • شكرجی‎ (şekerci, “confectioner”)
  • شكرستان‎ (şekeristan, “plantation of sugar cane”)
  • شكرلك‎ (şekerlik, “quality of sugar”)
  • شكرلمك‎ (şekerlemek, “to sugar, sweeten”)
  • شكرلنمك‎ (şekerlenmek, “to be sugared, sweetened”)
  • شكرلو‎ (şekerli, “containing sugar”)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Arabic شُكْر‎ (šukr).

Noun

شكر • (şükür)

  1. gratitude, thankfulness
Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش ك ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic شَكَرَ‎ (šakara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.kar/, [ˈʃa.kar]
  • (file)

Verb

شكر • (šakar) (form I, present بشكر‎ (boškor))

  1. to thank
    ‏أشكرك‎‎ (formal, to a male) ― ʔaškorak ― I thank you
    ‏أشكرك‎‎ (formal, to a female) ― ʔaškorek ― I thank you

Conjugation

    Conjugation of شكر (šakar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m شكرت (šakart) شكرت (šakart) شكر (šakar) شكرنا (šakarna) شكرتو (šakartu) شكرو (šakaru)
f شكرتي (šakarti) شكرت (šakrat)
present m بشكر (baškor) بتشكر (btoškor) بشكر (boškor) منشكر (mnoškor) بتشكرو (btoškoru) بشكرو (boškoru)
f بتشكري (btoškori) بتشكر (btoškor)
subjunctive m أشكر (ʔaškor) تشكر (toškor) يشكر (yoškor) نشكر (noškor) تشكرو (toškoru) يشكرو (yoškoru)
f تشكري (toškori) تشكر (toškor)
imperative m اشكر (oškor) اشكرو (oškoru)
f اشكري (oškori)

See also

  • شكرا‎ (šukran, “thanks, thank you”)
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