How to say "thank you" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningthank you
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
شُكْرًا
shukranשכרן
شكرا
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
תודה
todaتُودَا
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ش-ك-رHebrew root
ש-כ-רArabic sh regularly matches Hebrew שׂ, so sh-k-r is traditionally compared with שׂ-כ-ר of שכר, 'wages, reward' (as in the name יששכר) — thanking as repaying in words. The sound match is regular, but linguists debate whether the two roots are really related.
Related Hebrew word:שכרsakharسَاخَار
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In a phrase
شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا
shukran jazīlanשכרן ג'זילןthank you very much