شک

See also: شك, سک, and سگ

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šak(k)), from Arabic شَكّ (šakk). Compare Hindi शक (śak).

Pronunciation

(phr) IPA^(key): /ˈʃəkːə̆/

Noun

شک (śakk) m

doubt, suspicion

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَكّ (šakk).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃak(k)/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäk(k)]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäk(k)]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäk(k)]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃækʲ(kʲ)]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäk(k)]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šak(k)
Dari reading^?	šak(k)
Iranian reading^?	šak(k)
Tajik reading^?	šak(k)

Noun

شک • (šak) (plural شکوک (šokuk), or شکها)

doubt
Synonym: تردید (tardid)

Descendants

→ Armenian: շաք (šakʻ)
→ Azerbaijani: şəkk
→ Bashkir: шик (şik)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: शक (śak)
Urdu: شَک (śak)
- → Phalura: šak
→ Kazakh: шәк (şäk), шек (şek)
→ Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: şik
→ Punjabi: ਸ਼ੱਕ (śakka)
→ Sindhi: شڪ (shaku)
→ Tatar: шик (şik)
→ Uyghur: شەك (shek)
→ Uzbek: shak
→ Zazaki: şek

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šak(k)), from Arabic شَكّ (šakk).

Noun

شَک • (śak) m (Hindi spelling शक)

doubt, uncertainty
Synonyms: گُمان (gumān), رَیب (raib)