مشاية

See also: مساية

Arabic

Root
م ش ي (m-š-y)

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb مَشَى (mašā, “to walk”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʃ.ʃaː.ja/

Noun

مَشَّايَة • (maššāya) f (plural مَشَّايَات (maššāyāt))

1. carpet to walk upon such as a doormat, runner

   Synonym: دَوَّاسَة (dawwāsa)

2. treadmill, a fitness device to run upon
3. walking frame, walker
4. corridor, hallway, passway, bridge etc.
5. sole of a shoe, footwear

Declension

Declension of noun مَشَّايَة (maššāya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَشَّايَة maššāya	الْمَشَّايَة al-maššāya	مَشَّايَة maššāyat
Nominative	مَشَّايَةٌ maššāyatun	الْمَشَّايَةُ al-maššāyatu	مَشَّايَةُ maššāyatu
Accusative	مَشَّايَةً maššāyatan	الْمَشَّايَةَ al-maššāyata	مَشَّايَةَ maššāyata
Genitive	مَشَّايَةٍ maššāyatin	الْمَشَّايَةِ al-maššāyati	مَشَّايَةِ maššāyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَشَّايَتَيْن maššāyatayn	الْمَشَّايَتَيْن al-maššāyatayn	مَشَّايَتَيْ maššāyatay
Nominative	مَشَّايَتَانِ maššāyatāni	الْمَشَّايَتَانِ al-maššāyatāni	مَشَّايَتَا maššāyatā
Accusative	مَشَّايَتَيْنِ maššāyatayni	الْمَشَّايَتَيْنِ al-maššāyatayni	مَشَّايَتَيْ maššāyatay
Genitive	مَشَّايَتَيْنِ maššāyatayni	الْمَشَّايَتَيْنِ al-maššāyatayni	مَشَّايَتَيْ maššāyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَشَّايَات maššāyāt	الْمَشَّايَات al-maššāyāt	مَشَّايَات maššāyāt
Nominative	مَشَّايَاتٌ maššāyātun	الْمَشَّايَاتُ al-maššāyātu	مَشَّايَاتُ maššāyātu
Accusative	مَشَّايَاتٍ maššāyātin	الْمَشَّايَاتِ al-maššāyāti	مَشَّايَاتِ maššāyāti
Genitive	مَشَّايَاتٍ maššāyātin	الْمَشَّايَاتِ al-maššāyāti	مَشَّايَاتِ maššāyāti

Descendants

• →⇒ Armenian: մաշիկ (mašik)
• → Georgian: მაშია (mašia)

Further reading

• Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 204, 209, 217

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
م ش ي
4 terms

From Arabic مَشَّايَة (maššāya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʃ.ʃaː.ja/

Noun

مشاية • (maššāya) f (plural مشاشي (mšāši) or مشايات (maššāyāt))

1. slippers, flip-flops