شکوہ

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

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃɪk.ʋɑ(ː)/, [ʃɪk.wɑː]
    • Hyphenation: شِک‧وَہ

    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

      • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃɪ.koːɦ/
      • Rhymes: -oːɦ
      • Hyphenation: شِ‧کوہ

      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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
      • Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “شکوه”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]
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