Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shakir

/ʃˈækɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: shakir
IPA: /ʃˈækɪɹ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Arabic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شاكِر (šākir, “thankful”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Shakirs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce shakir?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈækɪɹ/.
What does shakir mean?: A male given name from Arabic.
Where does shakir come from?: Borrowed from Arabic شاكِر (šākir, “thankful”).

How to pronounce shakir

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