شايء

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Arabic

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Noun

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شَايْء (šayʾm

  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

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

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