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doubt in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- shakk
- Arabizi
shak- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- شُكوكٌ shukūk
- Root
- ش ك ك
How to use it
"Doubt" is most often used as a noun meaning uncertainty or lack of confidence. It can also be a verb (to doubt) but the noun is the primary everyday meaning. In Arabic, شَكٌّ is masculine and its plural شُكوكٌ is used for multiple doubts.
Example sentences
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لَدَيْهِ شَكٌّ حَوْلَ القَرَارِ.
ladayhi shakkun ḥawla al‑qarāri.
He has a doubt about the decision.
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أَشْعُرُ بِالشَّكِّ بَعْدَ السَّمَاعَةِ.
ashʿuru bi‑ash‑shakki baʿda as‑samaʿati.
I feel doubt after hearing it.
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تَبْيَنُ الشُّكُوكُ فِي عَقْلِهِ.
tabyanu ash‑shukūku fī ʿaqlihi.
The doubts appear in his mind.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
There's no doubt.
لا يوجد شك.
I doubt his story.
أنا أشكّ بروايته.
Nay! They play in doubt.
بل هؤلاء المشركون في شك من الحق، فهم يلهون ويلعبون، ولا يصدقون به.
But I doubt that it has.
ولكنني أشك في أن يكون هذا هو ما حدث.
There is no doubt about it.
لا شك في ذلك.
Few doubt that they will be.
ويبدو أن هذه النتيجة تكاد تكون مؤكدة.
No one can doubt his sincerity.
والحقيقة أن لا أحد يستطيع أن يشكك في صدق نواياأوباما أو إخلاصه.
Optimism has given way to doubt.
والآن انحسر التفاؤل وتزايدت الشكوك.
Many people will doubt this claim.
ان العديد من الناس سوف يتشككون في هذا الادعاء.
Doubt, like belief, requires justification.
الشك، مثل الاعتقاد، يتطلب مبررا.
We have no doubt about that, and let us not doubt it.
ليس لدينا أدنى شك في ذلك، وينبغي ألا ندع الشك يتطرق إلينا بشأنه.
If you're going to doubt everything, at least doubt your doubt.
ان كنت ستشكّك في كلّ شيء، فشكّك في شكّك على الأقل.
Questions and answers
Can "doubt" be used as a verb?
Yes, the verb is "to doubt" = يَشْكُّ (yashkku).
Is there a formal word for "doubt"?
In formal contexts you may see "تَشْكِيْك" but "شكّ" is standard.
Related words and expressions
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