شکوہ

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Urdu

Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Arabic شَكَا (šakā)
    Arabic شَكْوَة (šakwa)bor.
    Classical Persian شِکْوَه (šikwa)bor.
    Urdu شِکْوَہ (śikva)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian شِکْوَه (šikwa), borrowed from Arabic شَكْوَة (šakwa), from شَكَا (šakā).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    شِکْوَہ • (śikva) m (Hindi spelling शिकवा)

    1. grievance, resentment (ie. a complaint)
      Synonyms: شِکَایَت (śikāyat), گِلَہ (gila)
    2. (rare, formal) inconvenience (or a complaint due to an illness or pain)
    Declension
    Declension of شکوہ
    singular plural
    direct شِکْوَہ (śikvah) شِکْوے (śikve)
    oblique شِکْوے (śikve) شِکْووں (śikvõ)
    vocative شِکْوے (śikve) شِکْوو (śikvo)

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Classical Persian شِکوہْ (šikōh).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      شِکوہ • (śikoh) m (Hindi spelling शिकोह)

      1. grandeur; pomp; majesty; magnificence; awe
      Declension
      Declension of شکوہ
      singular plural
      direct شِکوہ (śikoh) شِکوہ (śikoh)
      oblique شِکوہ (śikoh) شِکوہوں (śikohõ)
      vocative شِکوہ (śikoh) شِکوہو (śikoho)

      Further reading

      • “شکوہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
      • “شکوہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
      • Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “شکوه”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]
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