different between shirk vs shirky

English

Etymology 1

First attested use in 1625–1635, apparently from association with shark (verb), or otherwise directly from German Schurke (“rogue, knave”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: shûk, IPA^(key): /???k/
• (General American) enPR: shûrk, IPA^(key): /??k/
• Rhymes: -??(r)k

Verb

shirk (third-person singular simple present shirks, present participle shirking, simple past and past participle shirked)

1. (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:shirk

   • 1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers

     the usual makeshift by which they try to shirk difficulties

2. (intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
   • September 7, 1830, Lord Byron, letter to Mr. Murray

     One of the cities shirked from the league.

3. (transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
   • 1635, Bishop Rainbow, Sermons

     You that never heard the call of any vocation, […] that shirk living from others, but time from yourselves.

Translations

Noun

shirk (plural shirks)

1. One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.

   Synonym: dodger

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic ?????? (širk).

Pronunciation

• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /???k/

Noun

shirk (uncountable)

1. (Islam) The unforgivable sin of idolatry.
   • 2013, James R. White, What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an, Baker Books (?ISBN)

     A person can have committed shirk in their lifetime and still find forgiveness (especially by saying the Shahada and becoming a Muslim). The concept is that if one dies in this state (as a mushrik, an idolator, one who engages in and does not repent shirk), there is no forgiveness.

Related terms

• mushrik

Further reading

• shirk (Islam) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• Krish

English

Etymology

shirk +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)ki

Adjective

shirky (comparative more shirky, superlative most shirky)

1. (colloquial) Disposed to shirk.