شيء

See also: شیء and سيء

Arabic

Etymology 1
Root
ش ي ء (š-y-ʔ)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃajʔ/
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Noun

شَيْء • (šayʔ) m (plural أَشْيَاء (ʔašyāʔ))

  1. thing
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:16:
      قُلِ اللّٰهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
      quli llāhu ḵāliqu kulli šayʔin wa-huwa l-wāḥidu l-qahhāru
      Say, "God is Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing."
  2. little, some (+مِنْ (min))
Declension
Declension of noun شَيْء (šayʔ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَيْء
šayʔ		 الشَّيْء
aš-šayʔ		 شَيْء
šayʔ
Nominative شَيْءٌ
šayʔun		 الشَّيْءُ
aš-šayʔu		 شَيْءُ
šayʔu
Accusative شَيْئًا
šayʔan		 الشَّيْءَ
aš-šayʔa		 شَيْءَ
šayʔa
Genitive شَيْءٍ
šayʔin		 الشَّيْءِ
aš-šayʔi		 شَيْءِ
šayʔi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَيْئَيْن
šayʔayn		 الشَّيْئَيْن
aš-šayʔayn		 شَيْئَيْ
šayʔay
Nominative شَيْئَانِ
šayʔāni		 الشَّيْئَانِ
aš-šayʔāni		 شَيْئَا
šayʔā
Accusative شَيْئَيْنِ
šayʔayni		 الشَّيْئَيْنِ
aš-šayʔayni		 شَيْئَيْ
šayʔay
Genitive شَيْئَيْنِ
šayʔayni		 الشَّيْئَيْنِ
aš-šayʔayni		 شَيْئَيْ
šayʔay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَشْيَاء
ʔašyāʔ		 الْأَشْيَاء
al-ʔašyāʔ		 أَشْيَاء
ʔašyāʔ
Nominative أَشْيَاءُ
ʔašyāʔu		 الْأَشْيَاءُ
al-ʔašyāʔu		 أَشْيَاءُ
ʔašyāʔu
Accusative أَشْيَاءَ
ʔašyāʔa		 الْأَشْيَاءَ
al-ʔašyāʔa		 أَشْيَاءَ
ʔašyāʔa
Genitive أَشْيَاءَ
ʔašyāʔa		 الْأَشْيَاءِ
al-ʔašyāʔi		 أَشْيَاءِ
ʔašyāʔi
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا (šayʔan fašayʔan)
  • اَلشَّيْءُ بِٱلشَّيْءِ يُذْكَرُ (aš-šayʔu bi-š-šayʔi yuḏkaru)
Descendants
  • Maltese: xi
  • → Azerbaijani: şey
  • → Persian: شیء (šay', šey')
  • → Ottoman Turkish: شیء (şeyʼ)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: اشیا (eşya) (from the plural أَشْيَاء (ʔašyāʔ))

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃiː.ʔa/

Verb

شِيءَ • (šīʔa) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of شَاءَ (šāʔa)
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