شکاک

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic شَكَّاك (šakkāk).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃak.ˈkɑːk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäk.kʰɑ́ːk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäk.kʰɑ́ːk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃäk.kʰɑ́ːk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃäk.kʰɔ́ːk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃækʲ.kʰɒ́ːkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäk.kʰɔ́k]

Readings
Classical reading?	šakkāk
Dari reading?	šakkāk
Iranian reading?	šakkâk
Tajik reading?	šakkok

Adjective

شکاک • (šakkâk)

1. distrustful

   شوهر شکاک ― šowhar-e šakkâk ― distrustful husband

2. skeptical

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃi.ˈkɑːk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.kʰɑ́ːk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.kʰɑ́ːk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.kʰɑ́ːk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃi.kʰɔ́ːk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃe.kʰɒ́ːkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃi.kʰɔ́k]

Readings
Classical reading?	šikāk
Dari reading?	šikāk
Iranian reading?	šekâk
Tajik reading?	šikok

Proper noun

شکاک • (šekâk)

1. Shekak (Kurdish tribe)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “شکاک”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim