شايء

Arabic

Noun

شَايْء • (šayʾ) m

1. pre-Classical spelling of شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing”)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:23:

     وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَايْءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ ذَٰلِكَ غَدًا

     walā taqūlanna li-šayʔin ʔinnī fāʕilun ḏālika ḡadan

     And never say of anything, “I will definitely do this tomorrow,”

Usage notes

Used consistently in some early manuscripts, including of the Qur'an, but only found in one verse in the Cairo Edition.

Declension

Declension of noun شَايْء (šayʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَايْء šayʾ	الشَّايْء aš-šayʾ	شَايْء šayʾ
Nominative	شَايْءٌ šayʾun	الشَّايْءُ aš-šayʾu	شَايْءُ šayʾu
Accusative	شَايْئًا šayʾan	الشَّايْءَ aš-šayʾa	شَايْءَ šayʾa
Genitive	شَايْءٍ šayʾin	الشَّايْءِ aš-šayʾi	شَايْءِ šayʾi