See also: سand س-

ش U+0634, ش
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN
س
[U+0633]
Arabic ص
[U+0635]
U+FEB5, ﺵ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN ISOLATED FORM

[U+FEB4]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEB6]
U+FEB6, ﺶ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN FINAL FORM

[U+FEB5]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEB7]
U+FEB7, ﺷ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN INITIAL FORM

[U+FEB6]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEB8]
U+FEB8, ﺸ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN MEDIAL FORM

[U+FEB7]
Arabic Presentation Forms-B
[U+FEB9]

ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Semitic *šinn- (tooth), the source of سن(sinn). The association of "tooth" with this letter was the result of folk etymology and based on the corresponding Phoenician letter, 𐤔(š), having a shape resembling a tooth. The letter originally depicted a composite bow, which usually has the tips curving away from the archer when unstrung.[1][2]

Related to Classical Syriac ܫ‎, Hebrew ש‎, Phoenician 𐤔(š), Aramaic ܫ‎. More at Shin.

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش (šīn)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by س(s) and followed by ص().

SymbolEdit

ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش (šīn)

  1. The twenty-first letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ر(r) and followed by ت(t).

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ shin”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Albright, W. F. (1948). "The Early Alphabetic Inscriptions from Sinai and their Decipherment". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 110 (110): 6–22 [p. 15].

BaltiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش (š)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

BurushaskiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش (ś)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

ChineseEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.

Usage notesEdit

  • This letter is also used to represent Pinyin initial x-.

KashmiriEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش (ś)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: س(s)
  • Next letter: ص

KazakhEdit

Cyrillic Ш, ш (Ş, ş)
Arabic ش
Latin

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش (ş)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ш.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See alsoEdit

KhowarEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش (šīn)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Khowar abjad.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ݰ

MalayEdit

 
Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
ش
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PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See alsoEdit

PashtoEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش (šin)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Pashto alphabet.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ښ

PersianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭(-išn).

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

ـش (-eš)

  1. A rough equivalent of -tion or -ment, appended to the present stem of a verb, resulting in a noun describing the action of that verb.

Usage notesEdit

Present stems ending in a long vowel add ـیـ(-y-) before this suffix, for example the present stem of the verb پالودن(pâludan) being پالا(pâlâ), the resulting noun is پالایش(pâlâyeš, refinement).

See alsoEdit

LetterEdit

شٍ (šin)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by س‎ and followed by ص‎. Its name is شین‎.

SindhiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش (šīn)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ص

South Levantine ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

ـش ()

  1. don't, didn't (negation of verbs)
    Synonyms: ما(), (imperative) لا(la)
    بحكيش إنكليزي‎‎ ― biḥkīš ʔinglīzihe doesn't speak English
    (file)
    ما بحكيش إنكليزي‎‎ ― ma biḥkīš ʔinglīzihe doesn't speak English
    (file)
    تنساش‎ ― tinsāšdon't forget
    (file)
    ما تنساش‎ ― ma tinsāšdon't forget
    (file)
    ما كتبش‎ ― ma katabšhe didn't write
    (file)

Usage notesEdit

  • ـش () shifts the stress to the end of the verbal phrase, lengthening final vowels.
  • ـش () may be used by itself or together with ما(ma); in the past tense, however, ما(ma) is required.

See alsoEdit

UrduEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Persian ـش(-eš).

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش (śīn)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ص

SuffixEdit

ـش (-iś)

  1. A suffix used in many nouns borrowed from Persian, and also in certain native words. This is a rough equivalent of -tion or -ment, making a noun for the action of the verb.

Usage notesEdit

Persian nouns ending in a long vowel that add ـیـ(-y-) in Persian before this suffix, usually become ـئـ(-i-) due to modified pronunciation. In certain instances, ـیـ(-i-) remains or is one of the acceptable spellings. For example, Persian آزمایش(âzmâyeš) is normally spelled as Urdu آزمائش(āzmāiś).

UyghurEdit

PronunciationEdit

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ش (she)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: س(s)
  • Next letter: غ(gh)

YorubaEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ش ()

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script .

FormsEdit

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ت