شيء

See also: شیء‎ and سيء‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the 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 (šayʾ) – 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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiː.ʔa/

Verb

شِيءَ • (šīʔa) (form I)

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