شکر

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See also: ش ك ر, شكر, شڪر, سکر, سكر, and سكز

Azerbaijani

Noun

شکر

  1. Arabic spelling of şəkər

Baluchi

Noun

شَکَر • (šakar)

  1. sugar

See also

Mazanderani

Noun

شکر (šaker)

  1. sugar

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شُكْر (šukr).

Noun

شکر • (šukr) m

  1. gratitude, thanks

Further reading

  • Bellew, Henry Walter (1867) “شکر”, in A Dictionary of the Pukkhto or Pukshto Language‎, London: Allen, page 103

Persian

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Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/), from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).

Pronunciation

 
 

Readings
Classical reading? šakkár, šakár
Dari reading? šakkar, šakar
Iranian reading? šakkar, šakar, šekar
Tajik reading? šakar

Noun

Dari شکر, بوره
Iranian Persian شکر
Tajik шакар

شکر • (šakar or šakkar or šekar)

  1. sugar
  2. (figurative) sweet, beautiful speech
    • 1915, Muhammad Iqbal, اسرار خودی :
      گرچه هندی در عذوبت شکر است، طرز گفتار دری شیرین‌تر است.
      garče hendi dar 'ozubat šekar ast, tarz-e goftâr-e dari širin-tar ast.
      Though the Indian is sugar in its sweetness, the way of Dari speech is sweeter yet.
Derived terms
  • شکرشکن (šakar-šakan, šakkar-šakan, šekar-šakan, “mellifluous”, literally “sugar-breaking”)
  • شکری (šakari, šakkari, šekari)
Descendants

(See also the entries at Middle Persian škl and Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar) for descendants from Middle Persian)

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “شکر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic شُكْر (šukr).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šukr
Dari reading? šukr
Iranian reading? šokr
Tajik reading? šukr

Noun

Dari شکر
Iranian Persian
Tajik шукр

شکر • (šokr)

  1. (especially religion) thankfulness, gratitude
    شکر کردن ― šokr kardan ― to thank God
    خدا را شکر! ― xodâ râ šokr! ― Thank God!

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “شکر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian شکر (šakar, “sugar”).

Pronunciation

Noun

شَکَّر • (śakkar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ੱਕਰ)

  1. sugar
Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “شکّر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic شُكْر (šukr).

Pronunciation

Noun

شُکْر • (śukr) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ੁਕਰ)

  1. thankfulness, gratitude
Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “شُکر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian شکر (šakar, “sugar”).

Pronunciation

Noun

شَکَر • (śakar) m (Hindi spelling शक्कर)

  1. sugar
Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुक्र (śukra). Doublet of سرخ (surx).

Pronunciation

Adjective

شُکْرَ • (śukra) (Hindi spelling शुक्र)

  1. bright

Proper noun

شُکْرَ • (śukra) m (Hindi spelling शुक्र)

  1. Venus

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic شُكْر (šukr).

Pronunciation

Noun

شُکْر • (śukr) m (Hindi spelling शुक्र)

  1. thankfulness, gratitude
Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “شکر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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