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شک — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

šak
Pronunciation:Standard: /šak/
Noun (Masculine)plural: شکونهOrigin: Arabic → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

شک (šak) is a Pashto n-m meaning “doubt; suspicion” in English او په اردو کې د «آسنکا، اشتباہ، شبہہ» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form شکونه, and 13 verified thesaurus relations.

Meanings8

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
doubt; suspicion[literature]
آسنکا، اشتباہ، شبہہ
Example in context:

زه په دې خبره کې هیڅ شک نه لرم.

“I have no doubt about this matter.”

مجھے اس بات میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے۔

Source: PashDict Unified Lexicon · Register: literatureStatus: verified
2
suspense[literature]
Example in context:

د هغه په رښتینولۍ کې شک پیدا شو.

“Doubt arose regarding his honesty.”

اس کی ایمانداری کے بارے میں شک پیدا ہوا۔

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3
upright, on end, sticking up[literature]
Example in context:

زه په دې خبره کې هیڅ شک نه لرم.

“I have no doubt about this matter.”

مجھے اس بات میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے۔

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4
doubt, suspicion, uncertainty[literature]
Example in context:

زه په دې خبره کې هیڅ شک نه لرم.

“I have no doubt about this matter.”

مجھے اس بات میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے۔

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5
erect[literature]
Example in context:

زه په دې خبره کې هیڅ شک نه لرم.

“I have no doubt about this matter.”

مجھے اس بات میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے۔

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6
straight[literature]
Example in context:

زه په دې خبره کې هیڅ شک نه لرم.

“I have no doubt about this matter.”

مجھے اس بات میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے۔

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7
To suspect[literature]
Example in context:

زه په دې خبره کې هیڅ شک نه لرم.

“I have no doubt about this matter.”

مجھے اس بات میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے۔

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8
[Classical] Doubt, suspense, hesitation, uncertainty[classical]
Page 654 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Arabic
Example in context:

زه په دې خبره کې هیڅ شک نه لرم.

“I have no doubt about this matter.”

مجھے اس بات میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے۔

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Idioms4

اصطلاحات
Idiom

شک ریه وړاندی کول

to render thanks

Idiom

شک د لا واورو څخه وی یکډ

Many of its peaks (the Hindu

Idiom

دې په پورته بیان کښی شک نشته

The foregoing does not evoke doubts

Idiom

کېدل شک را

a to be

Proverbs (Mataloona)4 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«شکون که حلال دی، رنګ یې د مردار دی.»

“Even though doubt is lawful, its color resembles that of a carcass.”

اگرچہ شک حلال ہے، لیکن اس کا رنگ مردار جیسا ہوتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Highlights the social suspicion and taint attached to dubious actions, even if technically permissible.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د شک علاج نشته»

“There is no cure for doubt.”

شک کا کوئی علاج نہیں۔

Cultural context: Reflects how persistent suspicion and mistrust can erode relationships beyond repair because doubt rejects logical proof.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د مکی په بزرګی که هیڅ شک نشته ګنه خر به حاجی نشی په طواف»

“There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey will not become a pilgrim simply by walking around the Kaaba.”

مکّہ کی بزرگی میں کوئی شک نہیں، مگر گدھا طواف کرنے سے حاجی نہیں بن جاتا۔

Cultural context: Implies that sacred environments or superficial actions cannot change the fundamental nature of an ignorant or unworthy person.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«زمائې په مسلمانۍ کې شک دی دوی ورته مریدان نیسی»

Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms(مترادفات او متضادات)

Semantic lexical relations verified from Achakzai Pashto Thesaurus & corpus data

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir Plural (-ūnah)
شکونهšak-ūnah
Obl Plural (-ūno)
شکونوšak-ūno
Animate Plural (-ān)
شکانšak-ān
Animate Obl Plural (-āno)
شکانوšak-āno
Vocative Singular (-a)
شکهšak-a

Examples from corpora5

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

PashDict Unified Lexicon

زه په دې خبره کې هیڅ شک نه لرم.

“I have no doubt about this matter.”

مجھے اس بات میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے۔

PashDict Unified Lexicon

د هغه په رښتینولۍ کې شک پیدا شو.

“Doubt arose regarding his honesty.”

اس کی ایمانداری کے بارے میں شک پیدا ہوا۔

د پښتو متلونه (Wisdom)

شکون که حلال دی، رنګ یې د مردار دی.

“Even though doubt is lawful, its color resembles that of a carcass. — Highlights the social suspicion and taint attached to dubious actions, even if technically permissible.”

اگرچہ شک حلال ہے، لیکن اس کا رنگ مردار جیسا ہوتا ہے۔

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
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Arabic

Arabic (Raverty 1860)

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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword شک (šak) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه