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Shakir

Shakir proper noun: a male given name from Arabic.

Proper noun

Shakir (countable and uncountable, plural Shakirs)

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname.

Forms of Shakir

pluralShakirs

Origin of Shakir

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

Questions about Shakir

What does Shakir mean?
Shakir means a male given name from Arabic.
What part of speech is Shakir?
Shakir is a proper noun.

Words near Shakir in the dictionary

  1. shaking the plum tree
  2. shaking together
  3. shaking up
  4. shakingly
  5. shakings
  6. Shakir
  7. Shakira
  8. Shakirs
  9. shako
  10. shakoes
  11. Shakoor

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