Arabic

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Etymology

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Derived from the active participle from أَشْرَكَ (ʔašraka).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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