شاة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- شَاهَة (šāha)
Etymology
Found under the root ش و ه (š-w-h) in Lane (see below), and in a cross-reference under the same root in Wehr (see below).
Pronunciation
Noun
شَاة • (šāh) m or f (singulative, collective شَاء m (šāʔ), dual شَاتَانِ (šātāni), paucal شِوَاه (šiwāh) or شِيَاه (šiyāh))
Usage notes
The gender is unclear, as is whether the gender varies depending on the sense of the noun.
Declension
Declension of noun شَاة (šāh)
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَاة šāt |
الشَّاة aš-šāt |
شَاة šāt |
Nominative | شَاةٌ šātun |
الشَّاةُ aš-šātu |
شَاةُ šātu |
Accusative | شَاةً šātan |
الشَّاةَ aš-šāta |
شَاةَ šāta |
Genitive | شَاةٍ šātin |
الشَّاةِ aš-šāti |
شَاةِ šāti |
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَاء šāʔ |
الشَّاء aš-šāʔ |
شَاء šāʔ |
Nominative | شَاءٌ šāʔun |
الشَّاءُ aš-šāʔu |
شَاءُ šāʔu |
Accusative | شَاءً šāʔan |
الشَّاءَ aš-šāʔa |
شَاءَ šāʔa |
Genitive | شَاءٍ šāʔin |
الشَّاءِ aš-šāʔi |
شَاءِ šāʔi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | شَاتَيْن šātayn |
الشَّاتَيْن aš-šātayn |
شَاتَيْ šātay |
Nominative | شَاتَانِ šātāni |
الشَّاتَانِ aš-šātāni |
شَاتَا šātā |
Accusative | شَاتَيْنِ šātayni |
الشَّاتَيْنِ aš-šātayni |
شَاتَيْ šātay |
Genitive | شَاتَيْنِ šātayni |
الشَّاتَيْنِ aš-šātayni |
شَاتَيْ šātay |
Paucal (3-10) | basic broken paucal triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شِوَاه; شِيَاه šiwāh; šiyāh |
الشِّوَاه; الشِّيَاه aš-šiwāh; aš-šiyāh |
شِوَاه; شِيَاه šiwāh; šiyāh |
Nominative | شِوَاهٌ; شِيَاهٌ šiwāhun; šiyāhun |
الشِّوَاهُ; الشِّيَاهُ aš-šiwāhu; aš-šiyāhu |
شِوَاهُ; شِيَاهُ šiwāhu; šiyāhu |
Accusative | شِوَاهًا; شِيَاهًا šiwāhan; šiyāhan |
الشِّوَاهَ; الشِّيَاهَ aš-šiwāha; aš-šiyāha |
شِوَاهَ; شِيَاهَ šiwāha; šiyāha |
Genitive | شِوَاهٍ; شِيَاهٍ šiwāhin; šiyāhin |
الشِّوَاهِ; الشِّيَاهِ aš-šiwāhi; aš-šiyāhi |
شِوَاهِ; شِيَاهِ šiwāhi; šiyāhi |
References
- Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “شاة”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “شوه”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “شاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Categories:
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ش و ه
- Arabic 1-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
- Arabic singulative nouns
- Arabic masculine nouns
- Arabic feminine nouns
- Arabic nouns with multiple genders
- Arabic nouns with triptote singulative in -āh
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote collective
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote broken paucal
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