Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle from أَشْرَكَ (ʔašraka).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مُشْرِك (mušrikm (plural مُشْرِكُون (mušrikūn))

  1. polytheist, henotheist, pagan
  2. (Islam) mushrik, idolater, associationist
    Antonym: مُوَحِّد (muwaḥḥid, a (Muslim) monotheist)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:137:
      وَكَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٍ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَتْلَ أَوْلَادِهِمْ شُرَكَاؤُهُمْ لِيُرْدُوهُمْ وَلِيَلْبِسُوا عَلَيْهِمْ دِينَهُمْ
      wakaḏālika zayyana likaṯīrin mmina l-mušrikīna qatla ʔawlādihim šurakāʔuhum liyurdūhum waliyalbisū ʕalayhim dīnahum
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Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: müşrik
  • Japanese: ムシュリク (mushuriku)
  • Persian: مشرک (mošrek, polytheist)