شاة

See also: شاه, ساہ, and شاہ

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • شَاهَة (šāha)

Etymology

Found under the root ش و ه (š-w-h) in Lane (see below), and in a cross-reference under the same root in Wehr (see below).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaːh/

Noun

شَاة (šāh) m or f (singulative, collective شَاء (šāʾ), dual شَاتَانِ (šātāni), paucal شِوَاه (šiwāh) or شِيَاه (šiyāh))

  1. a sheep
  2. a ewe, a female sheep

Usage notes

The gender is unclear, as is whether the gender varies depending on the sense of the noun.

Declension

References

  • Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), شاة”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
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