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 عَمَلَهُšakara lahu ʕamalahuHe 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 شابneither 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)ʔaškorakI thank you
    أشكرك (formal, to a female)ʔaškorekI 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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