doubt
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Also written شك: شَكّ (doubt)
Highlights
Most common words from the same root
شَكَّ in English
Verb · Form I
- to doubt, be doubtful, suspect
- to be scandalized
- to cause doubts or scruples
- to scandalize
- to pierce with a lance to the bones, pierce through
- to lean upon, lean against
- to stick together, clump together, adhere, cohere
- to halt, limp
- to arm oneself from head to foot
- to build the houses in one row
Words from the root ش-ك-ك
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شَكَّ
· present يَشُكُّ
Form I · The plain action
to doubt, be doubtful, suspect; to be scandalized; to cause doubts or scruples
شَاكّ
مَشْكُوك
doubtful
شَكَّاك
who doubts often
تَشْكِيك
distrust
شَكَّ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | شَكَكْتُ | أَشُكُّ | أَشُكَّ | أَشُكَّ / أَشُكِّ / أَشْكُكْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | شَكَكْتَ | تَشُكُّ | تَشُكَّ | تَشُكَّ / تَشُكِّ / تَشْكُكْ | شُكَّ / شُكِّ / اُشْكُكْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | شَكَكْتِ | تَشُكِّينَ | تَشُكِّي | تَشُكِّي | شُكِّي |
| هُوَ he | شَكَّ | يَشُكُّ | يَشُكَّ | يَشُكَّ / يَشُكِّ / يَشْكُكْ | — |
| هِيَ she | شَكَّتْ | تَشُكُّ | تَشُكَّ | تَشُكَّ / تَشُكِّ / تَشْكُكْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | شَكَكْتُمَا | تَشُكَّانِ | تَشُكَّا | تَشُكَّا | شُكَّا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | شَكَّا | يَشُكَّانِ | يَشُكَّا | يَشُكَّا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | شَكَّتَا | تَشُكَّانِ | تَشُكَّا | تَشُكَّا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | شَكَكْنَا | نَشُكُّ | نَشُكَّ | نَشُكَّ / نَشُكِّ / نَشْكُكْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | شَكَكْتُمْ | تَشُكُّونَ | تَشُكُّوا | تَشُكُّوا | شُكُّوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | شَكَكْتُنَّ | تَشْكُكْنَ | تَشْكُكْنَ | تَشْكُكْنَ | اُشْكُكْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | شَكُّوا | يَشُكُّونَ | يَشُكُّوا | يَشُكُّوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | شَكَكْنَ | يَشْكُكْنَ | يَشْكُكْنَ | يَشْكُكْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | شَكّ |
|---|---|
| Active participle | شَاكّ |
| Passive participle | مَشْكُوك |
شَكَّ in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
وَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ سَجَدُوا لَهُ، وَلكِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ شَكُّوا.And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.Matthew 28:17, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «وَإِنْ شَكَّ الْجَمِيعُ فَأَنَا لاَ أَشُكُّ!»But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.Mark 14:29, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَأَجَابَ بُطْرُسُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «وَإِنْ شَكَّ فِيكَ الْجَمِيعُ فَأَنَا لاَ أَشُكُّ أَبَدًا».Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.Matthew 26:33, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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