شكرا

See also: shukran

Arabic

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Etymology

Adverbial accusative of شُكْر (šukr, “thankfulness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃuk.ran/
- (Gulf) IPA^(key): [ˈʃʊkrɐn]
- (North Levantine) IPA^(key): [ˈʃʊkɾan]
Audio: (file)

Interjection

شُكْرًا • (šukran)

thanks

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “شكر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

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Root
ش ك ر
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic شُكْرًا (šukran).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃokɾɑn]

Interjection

شكرا • (šukran)

thanks
Synonyms: متشكر m (mot(a)šakker), متشكرة f (mot(a)šakkera), (informal) مرسي (mersī, mirsī)

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ش ك ر
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic شُكْرًا (šukran).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃuk.ran/, [ʃʊkran]

Interjection

شُكْرًا • (šukran)

thanks, thank you
Synonyms: تِسْلَم (tislam), يِعْطيك العافية (yiʕṭīk al-ʕāfya)

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic شُكْرًا (šukran).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃuk.ran/
Audio: (file)

Interjection

شكرا • (šukran)

thanks, thank you

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ش ك ر
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic شُكْرًا (šukran).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃuk.ran/, [ˈʃʊk.ran]
Audio (Jerusalem): (file)

Interjection

شكرًا • (šukran)

thanks, thank you
Synonym: (formal) أشكر ك (ʔaškorak/ʔaškorek, literally “I thank you”)

شكرا كتير ― šukran ktīr ― thank you very much

Usage notes

It is optionally followed by the indirect object:
- (to a male) شكرا إل ك (šukran ʔilak)
- (to a female) شكرا إل ك (šukran ʔilek)
Common responses are:
- عفوا (ʕafwan, literally “pardon”)
- أهلا وسهلا (ʔahla w-sahla, literally “you're welcome”)
- (formal) لا شكر على واجب (la šukr ʕala wājeb, “duty needs no thanks”)