شيء

See also: شیء‎ and سيء‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ش ي ء‎ (š-y-ʾ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃajʔ/
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Noun

شَيْء • (šayʾ) m (plural أَشْيَاء‎ (ʾašyāʾ))

thing
object
something
(with a negative) nothing

Declension

Declension of noun شَيْء (šayʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَيْء šayʾ	الشَّيْء‎ aš-šayʾ	شَيْء šayʾ
Nominative	شَيْءٌ šayʾun	الشَّيْءُ‎ aš-šayʾu	شَيْءُ šayʾu
Accusative	شَيْئًا‎ šayʾan	الشَّيْءَ‎ aš-šayʾa	شَيْءَ šayʾa
Genitive	شَيْءٍ šayʾin	الشَّيْءِ‎ aš-šayʾi	شَيْءِ šayʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَيْئَيْن‎ šayʾayn	الشَّيْئَيْن‎ aš-šayʾayn	شَيْئَيْ‎ šayʾay
Nominative	شَيْئَانِ‎ šayʾāni	الشَّيْئَانِ‎ aš-šayʾāni	شَيْئَا‎ šayʾā
Accusative	شَيْئَيْنِ‎ šayʾayni	الشَّيْئَيْنِ‎ aš-šayʾayni	شَيْئَيْ‎ šayʾay
Genitive	شَيْئَيْنِ‎ šayʾayni	الشَّيْئَيْنِ‎ aš-šayʾayni	شَيْئَيْ‎ šayʾay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَشْيَاء‎ ʾašyāʾ	الْأَشْيَاء‎ al-ʾašyāʾ	أَشْيَاء‎ ʾašyāʾ
Nominative	أَشْيَاءُ‎ ʾašyāʾu	الْأَشْيَاءُ‎ al-ʾašyāʾu	أَشْيَاءُ‎ ʾašyāʾu
Accusative	أَشْيَاءَ‎ ʾašyāʾa	الْأَشْيَاءَ‎ al-ʾašyāʾa	أَشْيَاءَ‎ ʾašyāʾa
Genitive	أَشْيَاءَ‎ ʾašyāʾa	الْأَشْيَاءِ‎ al-ʾašyāʾi	أَشْيَاءِ‎ ʾašyāʾi

Descendants

Azerbaijani: şey

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃiː.ʔa/

Verb

شِيءَ • (šīʾa) (form I)

third-person masculine singular past passive of شَاءَ‎ (šāʾa)

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