شکل

See also: شكل

Baluchi

Etymology 1

Adjective

شَکَّل • (šakkal)

  1. sweet, sugary, honeyed

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic شَكْل (šakl, shape).

Noun

شِکل • (šekl)

  1. shape, form

See also

References

شکل" October 26, Balochi Dictionary, in Webonary, retrieved 2023-01-12

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic شَكْل (šakl, shape).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šakl
Dari reading? šakl, šakil
Iranian reading? šekl
Tajik reading? šakl

Noun

شکل • (šakl / šekl) (plural شکل‌ها (šakl-hā / šekl-hâ), or اشکال (aškāl / aškâl), Tajik spelling шакл)

  1. shape, form
    شکل ستاره دارد.šekl-e setâre dârad.It is shaped like a star.
    شکل ظاهری انسانšekl-e zâheri-ye ensânthe outer appearance of humans
  2. manner, method; way
    Synonyms: طور (tawr / towr), طرز (tarz / tarz)
  3. figure
    اشکال هندسیaškâl-e handasigeometrical figures
Derived terms
  • بی‌شکل (bē-šakl / bi-šekl)
  • شکل دادن (šakl dādan / šekl dâdan)
  • شکل گرفتن (šakl giriftan / šekl gereftan)
  • شکلا (šaklan / šeklan)
  • شکل‌گیری (šakl gīrī / šekl giri)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel).

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? šekel

Noun

شکل • (šekel)

  1. shekel

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَكْل (šakl).

Noun

شَکْل • (śaklf (Hindi spelling शक्ल)

  1. face
    Synonyms: چِہْرَہ (cihra), مُن٘ہ (mũh)
  2. appearance, look
    Synonym: صُورَت (sūrat)