Shaukat: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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شوکت
شَوْكَة
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Shaukat (شوکت, Arabic شَوْكَة) means “might; grandeur”. It comes from the Arabic root ش و ك. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ش و ك; Platts, Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English, شوکت.
- Meaning
- might; grandeur
- معنی
- شان و شوکت، طاقت
Where it comes from
Arabic shawka is a thorn and hence sharpness in arms; in Persian and Urdu shaukat means pomp and power.
- Say it
- shau-katAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ش و ك
- Other spellings
- Shoukat · Showkat