شاي
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Persian چای (čây), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
شَاي • (šāy) m
- (uncountable) tea (plant and beverage)
Declension edit
Declension of noun شَاي (šāy)
Descendants edit
- → Amharic: ሻይ (šay)
- → Gulay: sáȳ, sáyā
- → Hausa: shāyì
- → Nupe: shayì
- → Mabaan: caayi
- → Mango: sáỳ
- → Wolof: àttaya
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Persian چای (čây), from Chinese 茶葉/茶叶 (cháyè).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
شاي • (šāy) m