# Shukriya

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For other uses, see [Shukriya (disambiguation)](/source/Shukriya_(disambiguation)).

**Shukriya** or **Shukria** (Arabic: شكريّة) is an [Arabic](/source/Arabic_language) name for females meaning 'thankful'. It is the feminine active participle of the Arabic verb, شَكَرَ, meaning 'to be thankful'. The masculine form of the name is [Shukri](/source/Shukri) (Arabic: شكري) (Turkish: *Şükrü*), alternatively Shoukri, Shoukry, Shokri, Choukri, Choucri, Chokri etc., or *Şükrü* in Turkish. It can be used as either a given name or surname. It is also an Urdu word (شکریہ) meaning 'thank you'.

People with the given name include:

- [Shukria Asil](/source/Shukria_Asil), Afghan women's rights activist
- [Shukria Barakzai](/source/Shukria_Barakzai), Afghan politician, journalist and feminist

## See also

- [Shukriya (disambiguation)](/source/Shukriya_(disambiguation))
- [Shukria clan](/source/Shukria_clan), a large clan of Arab nomads

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