Where does “مشکل” come from?
مشکل (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian مشکل, from Arabic مشكل, from Arabic شكل, from Arabic شَكْل — form, shape; shape.
مشکل (Urdu): difficult; problematic; hard
Definitions
- difficult; problematic; hard
Ancestry of “مشکل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | مشکل | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مشكل | — |
| 3 | Arabic | شكل | to hobble; to vocalize; to become dubious or... |
| 4 | Arabic | شَكْل | form, shape; shape |