শুকরিয়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

শোকরিয়া (śōkriẏa)

Etymology

An Indo-Aryan innovation, derived from Arabic شُكْر‎ (šukr, “thankfulness, gratitude”, the verbal noun of شَكَرَ‎ (šakara, “to thank”)) + ـِيَّة‎ (-iyya). Compare Dhivehi ޝުކުރިއްޔާ‎ (šukuriyyā), Hindi शुक्रिया (śukriyā)/Urdu شُکْرِیَہ‎ (śukriya), Punjabi ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (śukrīā)/شُکْرِیَہ‎ (śukriyah) (see Arabic شُكْر‎ (šukr) for all cognates).

Not borrowed from Arabic شُكْرِيَّة‎ (šukriyya) nor from Persian ‎ (šokriyye), which don't have such meanings.

Interjection

শুকরিয়া • (śukriẏa)

(slightly formal) thank you
Synonyms: জাযাকাল্লাহু খাইরান (jazakallahu khairan), ধন্যবাদ (dhônnôbad)

Derived terms

শুকরিয়া করা (śukriẏa kora)
শুকরিয়া আদায় করা (śukriẏa adaẏ kora)

References

Contextual Dictionary, “শুকরিয়া” Bengali-English

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