شاي

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian چای (čây), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaːj/

Noun

شَاي • (šāy) m

  1. (uncountable) tea (plant and beverage)

Declension
Declension of noun شَاي (šāy)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَاي
šāy		 الشَّاي
aš-šāy		 شَاي
šāy
Nominative شَايٌ
šāyun		 الشَّايُ
aš-šāyu		 شَايُ
šāyu
Accusative شَايًا
šāyan		 الشَّايَ
aš-šāya		 شَايَ
šāya
Genitive شَايٍ
šāyin		 الشَّايِ
aš-šāyi		 شَايِ
šāyi

Descendants
  • → Amharic: ሻይ (šay)
  • → Gulay: sáȳ, sáyā
  • → Hausa: shāyì
  • → Mabaan: caayi
  • → Mango: sáỳ
  • → Wolof: àttaya

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شاي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Persian چای (čây), from Chinese 茶葉／茶叶 (cháyè).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaːj/, [ʃæːj]
  • Audio (Bethlehem)(file)

Noun

شاي • (šāy) m

  1. tea
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