شاء

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Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ش ي ء(š-y-ʔ).

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شَاءَ (šāʔa) I, non-past يَشَاءُ‎‎ (yašāʔu)

  1. to will, to want, to intend, to wish
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:212:
      زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٱ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ وَٱللّٰهُ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
      zuyyina lillaḏīna kafarū l-ḥayātu d-dunyā wayasḵarūna mina llaḏīna ʔāmanū wāllaḏīna ttaqaw fawqahum yawma l-qiyāmati wal-lāhu yarzuqu man yašāʔu biḡayri ḥisābin
      Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they mock at those who believe. But those who fear [Allah] are above them on the Day of Resurrection, and Allah begifts whom He wills without account.
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شَاءٍ (šāʔin) (feminine شَائِيَة(šāʔiya), masculine plural شَاؤُونَ(šāʔūna), feminine plural شَائِيَات(šāʔiyāt))

  1. active participle of شَاءَ (šāʔa)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Found under the root ش و ه(š-w-h) in Lane (see below); in Wehr (see below), listed under ش و ء(š-w-ʔ), whereas the paucal plural شِوَاه(šiwāh) is cross-referenced under ش و ه(š-w-h). Compare Hebrew שֶׂה(śe).

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شَاء (šāʔm (collective, singulative شَاة‎ f (šāh), paucal شِوَاه(šiwāh) or شِيَاه(šiyāh))

  1. (collective) sheep
  2. ewes, female sheep
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The gender of the collective is unclear; it is also unclear if it varies depending on the meaning. The forms شِوَاه(šiwāh) and شِيَاء(šiyāʔ) are simply listed as plurals in Wehr, which would normally imply a plural of multiplicity or variety, but specifically noted as applying to 3-10 animals (i.e. paucal) in Lane.

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