شيء

See also: شیء and سيء

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ش ي ء (š-y-ʔ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃajʔ/

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Noun

شَيْء • (šayʔ) m (plural أَشْيَاء (ʔašyāʔ))

1. thing
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:16:

     قُلِ اللّٰهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ

     quli llāhu ḵāliqu kulli šayʔin wa-huwa l-wāḥidu l-qahhāru

     Say, "God is Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing."

2. little, some (+مِنْ (min))

Declension

Declension of noun شَيْء (šayʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَيْء šayʔ	الشَّيْء aš-šayʔ	شَيْء šayʔ
Nominative	شَيْءٌ šayʔun	الشَّيْءُ aš-šayʔu	شَيْءُ šayʔu
Accusative	شَيْئًا šayʔan	الشَّيْءَ aš-šayʔa	شَيْءَ šayʔa
Genitive	شَيْءٍ šayʔin	الشَّيْءِ aš-šayʔi	شَيْءِ šayʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَيْئَيْن šayʔayn	الشَّيْئَيْن aš-šayʔayn	شَيْئَيْ šayʔay
Nominative	شَيْئَانِ šayʔāni	الشَّيْئَانِ aš-šayʔāni	شَيْئَا šayʔā
Accusative	شَيْئَيْنِ šayʔayni	الشَّيْئَيْنِ aš-šayʔayni	شَيْئَيْ šayʔay
Genitive	شَيْئَيْنِ šayʔayni	الشَّيْئَيْنِ aš-šayʔayni	شَيْئَيْ šayʔay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَشْيَاء ʔašyāʔ	الْأَشْيَاء al-ʔašyāʔ	أَشْيَاء ʔašyāʔ
Nominative	أَشْيَاءُ ʔašyāʔu	الْأَشْيَاءُ al-ʔašyāʔu	أَشْيَاءُ ʔašyāʔu
Accusative	أَشْيَاءَ ʔašyāʔa	الْأَشْيَاءَ al-ʔašyāʔa	أَشْيَاءَ ʔašyāʔa
Genitive	أَشْيَاءَ ʔašyāʔa	الْأَشْيَاءِ al-ʔašyāʔi	أَشْيَاءِ ʔašyāʔi

Alternative forms

• شَايْء (šayʔ) — pre-classical spelling

Derived terms

• شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا (šayʔan fašayʔan)
• اَلشَّيْءُ بِٱلشَّيْءِ يُذْكَرُ (aš-šayʔu bi-š-šayʔi yuḏkaru)

Descendants

• Maltese: xi
• → Azerbaijani: şey
• → Persian: شیء (šay', šey')
• → Ottoman Turkish: شیء (şeyʼ)
  • Turkish: şey
• → Ottoman Turkish: اشیا (eşya) (from the plural أَشْيَاء (ʔašyāʔ))
  • Turkish: eşya

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiː.ʔa/

Verb

شِيءَ • (šīʔa) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of شَاءَ (šāʔa)