sha

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sha"

Translingual

Symbol

sha

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Shall-Zwall.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Shall-Zwall terms

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian ша (ša).

Noun

sha (plural shas)

1. The letter Ш, ш.

Translations

Ш

• Russian: ша (ru) n (ša)
• Serbo-Croatian: sh

Further reading

• sha (Cyrillic) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Noun

sha (plural shas)

1. Alternative form of shah (“king of Persia etc.”).

Etymology 3

Noun

sha (plural shas)

1. (computing) Alternative letter-case form of SHA (“cryptographic hash”).

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Louisiana French cher, chère (“dear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃæː]

Interjection

sha

1. (Cajun, endearing) dear, honey, hon

Anagrams

• ash, SAH, AHS, has, šâh, Ahs, ha's, šāh, Ash, Hsa., sah, ahs

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa/

Etymology 1

Allegro form of pasha, itself an optative form of kam.

Interjection

sha

1. by

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

sha

1. alternative form of çë (“what”)

Further reading

• “sha”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

Beja

Etymology

Probably from sh'a (“cow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa/

Noun

sha f (plural sha)

1. meat

Declension

Declension of sha (feminine weak)

singular	indefinite		definite
	isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	sha	shaatuu-	tuusha	tushaatuu-
accusative	shaat	shaatoo-	toosha	tushaatoo-
genitive	shaati	shaatii-	tushaati	tushaatii-
plural	indefinite		definite
	isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	sha	shaataa-	taasha	tishaataa-
accusative	shaat	shaatee-	teesha	tishaatee-
genitive	shaati	shaatee-	tishaati	tishaatee-

Hausa

Etymology

From Proto-Chadic *s₂w-. Compare with Tarifit su (“to drink”). Cognate with Bole sā, Ngamo sâ, Maaka sakkô and Karekare sā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃá/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʃə́]

Verb

sha (grade Ø)

1. to drink

Japanese

Romanization

sha

1. The hiragana syllable しゃ (sha) or the katakana syllable シャ (sha) in Hepburn romanization.

Jicarilla

Alternative forms

• shá

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *šʷaˑ. Cognate with Navajo shá and Ahtna saa.

Noun

sha

1. sun

References

• Phone, Wilhelmina; Olson, Maureen; Martinez, Matilda (2007), Axelrod, Melissa, Gómez de García, Lachler, Jordan, editors, Dictionary of Jicarilla Apache / Abáachi Mizaa Iłkeeʼ Siijai, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 385

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French chat (“cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

sha

1. (a) cat (an animal of the family Felidae)

   Synonym: minou

   Hyponym: matou

Derived terms

• sha faroush

Mandarin

Romanization

sha

1. nonstandard spelling of shā
2. nonstandard spelling of shá
3. nonstandard spelling of shǎ
4. nonstandard spelling of shà

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mpade

Etymology

From Proto-Central Chadic *ɬa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa/, [ʃa]

Noun

sha f

1. cow

References

• S. Allison, Makary Kotoko Provisional Lexicon (SIL)
• R.C. Gravina, The Phonology of Proto-Central Chadic
• S. Allison, Alphabet et Orthographie de Kotoko de Makary (Mpadɨ) (SIL) (in French)

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́à.

Adjective

-sha

1. new

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone L

	modifier	copulative
1st singular	lengimusha	ngimusha
2nd singular	lomusha	umusha
1st plural	lesibasha	sibasha
2nd plural	lenibasha	nibasha
class 1	lomusha	musha
class 2	labasha	basha
class 3	lomusha	musha
class 4	lemisha	misha
class 5	lelisha	lisha
class 6	lamasha	masha
class 7	lesisha	sisha
class 8	letinsha	tinsha
class 9	lensha	insha
class 10	letinsha	tinsha
class 11	lolusha	lusha
class 14	lobusha	busha
class 15	lokusha	kusha
class 17	lokusha	kusha

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́a.

Verb

-shá

1. to burn

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa/ [ˈʃa]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈsja/ [ˈsja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sha

Pronoun

sha (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌ) (colloquial)

1. alternative form of siya

Tswana

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́à.

Adjective

sha

1. new
2. young

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́a.

Verb

sha

1. to burn

Wailaki

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *šʷaˑ.

Noun

sha

1. sun

References

• Begay, Kayla Rae (2017), Wailaki Grammar, University of California, Berkeley, page 78

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́à.

Adjective

-shá

1. new
2. fresh
3. young

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H

	modifier		copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimusha	engingemusha	ngimusha	angimusha
2nd singular	omusha	ongemusha	umusha	awumusha
1st plural	esibasha	esingebasha	sibasha	asibasha
2nd plural	enibasha	eningebasha	nibasha	anibasha
class 1	omusha	ongemusha	musha	akamusha
class 2	abasha	abangebasha	basha	ababasha
class 3	omusha	ongemusha	musha	awumusha
class 4	emisha	engemisha	misha	ayimisha
class 5	elisha	elingelisha	lisha	alilisha
class 6	amasha	angemasha	masha	awamasha
class 7	esisha	esingesisha	sisha	asisisha
class 8	ezintsha	ezingezintsha	zintsha	azizintsha
class 9	entsha	engentsha, engeyintsha	intsha, yintsha	ayiyintsha
class 10	ezintsha	ezingezintsha	zintsha	azizintsha
class 11	olusha	olungelusha	lusha	alulusha
class 14	obusha	obungebusha	busha	abubusha
class 15	okusha	okungekusha	kusha	akukusha
class 17	okusha	okungekusha	kusha	akukusha

Derived terms

• abasha
• intsha
• ubusha

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́a.

Verb

-shá

1. (intransitive) to burn, to be on fire
2. (intransitive) to evaporate
3. (intransitive) to dry up

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukusha)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukusha	ukungashi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	yisha	-she
plural	yishani	-sheni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyasha, ngisha	engishayo, engisha	ngisha	angishi	engingashi	ngingashi
2nd singular	uyasha, usha	oshayo, osha	usha	awushi	ongashi	ungashi
1st plural	siyasha, sisha	esishayo, esisha	sisha	asishi	esingashi	singashi
2nd plural	niyasha, nisha	enishayo, enisha	nisha	anishi	eningashi	ningashi
class 1	uyasha, usha	oshayo, osha	esha	akashi	ongashi	engashi
class 2	bayasha, basha	abashayo, abasha	besha	abashi	abangashi	bengashi
class 3	uyasha, usha	oshayo, osha	usha	awushi	ongashi	ungashi
class 4	iyasha, isha	eshayo, esha	isha	ayishi	engashi	ingashi
class 5	liyasha, lisha	elishayo, elisha	lisha	alishi	elingashi	lingashi
class 6	ayasha, asha	ashayo, asha	esha	awashi	angashi	engashi
class 7	siyasha, sisha	esishayo, esisha	sisha	asishi	esingashi	singashi
class 8	ziyasha, zisha	ezishayo, ezisha	zisha	azishi	ezingashi	zingashi
class 9	iyasha, isha	eshayo, esha	isha	ayishi	engashi	ingashi
class 10	ziyasha, zisha	ezishayo, ezisha	zisha	azishi	ezingashi	zingashi
class 11	luyasha, lusha	olushayo, olusha	lusha	alushi	olungashi	lungashi
class 14	buyasha, busha	obushayo, obusha	busha	abushi	obungashi	bungashi
class 15	kuyasha, kusha	okushayo, okusha	kusha	akushi	okungashi	kungashi
class 17	kuyasha, kusha	okushayo, okusha	kusha	akushi	okungashi	kungashi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngishile, ngishē	engishile, engishē	ngishile, ngishē	angishanga	engingashanga	ngingashanga
2nd singular	ushile, ushē	oshile, oshē	ushile, ushē	awushanga	ongashanga	ungashanga
1st plural	sishile, sishē	esishile, esishē	sishile, sishē	asishanga	esingashanga	singashanga
2nd plural	nishile, nishē	enishile, enishē	nishile, nishē	anishanga	eningashanga	ningashanga
class 1	ushile, ushē	oshile, oshē	eshile, eshē	akashanga	ongashanga	engashanga
class 2	bashile, bashē	abashile, abashē	beshile, beshē	abashanga	abangashanga	bengashanga
class 3	ushile, ushē	oshile, oshē	ushile, ushē	awushanga	ongashanga	ungashanga
class 4	ishile, ishē	eshile, eshē	ishile, ishē	ayishanga	engashanga	ingashanga
class 5	lishile, lishē	elishile, elishē	lishile, lishē	alishanga	elingashanga	lingashanga
class 6	ashile, ashē	ashile, ashē	eshile, eshē	awashanga	angashanga	engashanga
class 7	sishile, sishē	esishile, esishē	sishile, sishē	asishanga	esingashanga	singashanga
class 8	zishile, zishē	ezishile, ezishē	zishile, zishē	azishanga	ezingashanga	zingashanga
class 9	ishile, ishē	eshile, eshē	ishile, ishē	ayishanga	engashanga	ingashanga
class 10	zishile, zishē	ezishile, ezishē	zishile, zishē	azishanga	ezingashanga	zingashanga
class 11	lushile, lushē	olushile, olushē	lushile, lushē	alushanga	olungashanga	lungashanga
class 14	bushile, bushē	obushile, obushē	bushile, bushē	abushanga	obungashanga	bungashanga
class 15	kushile, kushē	okushile, okushē	kushile, kushē	akushanga	okungashanga	kungashanga
class 17	kushile, kushē	okushile, okushē	kushile, kushē	akushanga	okungashanga	kungashanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāsha	engāsha	ngāsha	angishanga	engingashanga	ngingashanga
2nd singular	wāsha	owāsha	wāsha	awushanga	ongashanga	ungashanga
1st plural	sāsha	esāsha	sāsha	asishanga	esingashanga	singashanga
2nd plural	nāsha	enāsha	nāsha	anishanga	eningashanga	ningashanga
class 1	wāsha	owāsha	āsha	akashanga	ongashanga	engashanga
class 2	bāsha	abāsha	bāsha	abashanga	abangashanga	bengashanga
class 3	wāsha	owāsha	wāsha	awushanga	ongashanga	ungashanga
class 4	yāsha	eyāsha	yāsha	ayishanga	engashanga	ingashanga
class 5	lāsha	elāsha	lāsha	alishanga	elingashanga	lingashanga
class 6	āsha	āsha	āsha	awashanga	angashanga	engashanga
class 7	sāsha	esāsha	sāsha	asishanga	esingashanga	singashanga
class 8	zāsha	ezāsha	zāsha	azishanga	ezingashanga	zingashanga
class 9	yāsha	eyāsha	yāsha	ayishanga	engashanga	ingashanga
class 10	zāsha	ezāsha	zāsha	azishanga	ezingashanga	zingashanga
class 11	lwāsha	olwāsha	lwāsha	alushanga	olungashanga	lungashanga
class 14	bāsha	obāsha	bāsha	abushanga	obungashanga	bungashanga
class 15	kwāsha	okwāsha	kwāsha	akushanga	okungashanga	kungashanga
class 17	kwāsha	okwāsha	kwāsha	akushanga	okungashanga	kungashanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingasha	—	ngingasha	ngingeshe	—	ngingeshe
2nd singular	ungasha	—	ungasha	ungeshe	—	ungeshe
1st plural	singasha	—	singasha	singeshe	—	singeshe
2nd plural	ningasha	—	ningasha	ningeshe	—	ningeshe
class 1	angasha	—	engasha	angeshe	—	engeshe
class 2	bangasha	—	bengasha	bangeshe	—	bengeshe
class 3	ungasha	—	ungasha	ungeshe	—	ungeshe
class 4	ingasha	—	ingasha	ingeshe	—	ingeshe
class 5	lingasha	—	lingasha	lingeshe	—	lingeshe
class 6	angasha	—	engasha	angeshe	—	engeshe
class 7	singasha	—	singasha	singeshe	—	singeshe
class 8	zingasha	—	zingasha	zingeshe	—	zingeshe
class 9	ingasha	—	ingasha	ingeshe	—	ingeshe
class 10	zingasha	—	zingasha	zingeshe	—	zingeshe
class 11	lungasha	—	lungasha	lungeshe	—	lungeshe
class 14	bungasha	—	bungasha	bungeshe	—	bungeshe
class 15	kungasha	—	kungasha	kungeshe	—	kungeshe
class 17	kungasha	—	kungasha	kungeshe	—	kungeshe
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizokusha	engizokusha	ngizokusha	angizukusha	engingezukusha	ngingezukusha
2nd singular	uzokusha	ozokusha	uzokusha	awuzukusha	ongezukusha	ungezukusha
1st plural	sizokusha	esizokusha	sizokusha	asizukusha	esingezukusha	singezukusha
2nd plural	nizokusha	enizokusha	nizokusha	anizukusha	eningezukusha	ningezukusha
class 1	uzokusha	ozokusha	ezokusha	akazukusha	ongezukusha	engezukusha
class 2	bazokusha	abazokusha	bezokusha	abazukusha	abangezukusha	bengezukusha
class 3	uzokusha	ozokusha	uzokusha	awuzukusha	ongezukusha	ungezukusha
class 4	izokusha	ezokusha	izokusha	ayizukusha	engezukusha	ingezukusha
class 5	lizokusha	elizokusha	lizokusha	alizukusha	elingezukusha	lingezukusha
class 6	azokusha	azokusha	ezokusha	awazukusha	angezukusha	engezukusha
class 7	sizokusha	esizokusha	sizokusha	asizukusha	esingezukusha	singezukusha
class 8	zizokusha	ezizokusha	zizokusha	azizukusha	ezingezukusha	zingezukusha
class 9	izokusha	ezokusha	izokusha	ayizukusha	engezukusha	ingezukusha
class 10	zizokusha	ezizokusha	zizokusha	azizukusha	ezingezukusha	zingezukusha
class 11	luzokusha	oluzokusha	luzokusha	aluzukusha	olungezukusha	lungezukusha
class 14	buzokusha	obuzokusha	buzokusha	abuzukusha	obungezukusha	bungezukusha
class 15	kuzokusha	okuzokusha	kuzokusha	akuzukusha	okungezukusha	kungezukusha
class 17	kuzokusha	okuzokusha	kuzokusha	akuzukusha	okungezukusha	kungezukusha
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokusha	engiyokusha	ngiyokusha	angiyukusha	engingeyukusha	ngingeyukusha
2nd singular	uyokusha	oyokusha	uyokusha	awuyukusha	ongeyukusha	ungeyukusha
1st plural	siyokusha	esiyokusha	siyokusha	asiyukusha	esingeyukusha	singeyukusha
2nd plural	niyokusha	eniyokusha	niyokusha	aniyukusha	eningeyukusha	ningeyukusha
class 1	uyokusha	oyokusha	eyokusha	akayukusha	ongeyukusha	engeyukusha
class 2	bayokusha	abayokusha	beyokusha	abayukusha	abangeyukusha	bengeyukusha
class 3	uyokusha	oyokusha	uyokusha	awuyukusha	ongeyukusha	ungeyukusha
class 4	iyokusha	eyokusha	iyokusha	ayiyukusha	engeyukusha	ingeyukusha
class 5	liyokusha	eliyokusha	liyokusha	aliyukusha	elingeyukusha	lingeyukusha
class 6	ayokusha	ayokusha	eyokusha	awayukusha	angeyukusha	engeyukusha
class 7	siyokusha	esiyokusha	siyokusha	asiyukusha	esingeyukusha	singeyukusha
class 8	ziyokusha	eziyokusha	ziyokusha	aziyukusha	ezingeyukusha	zingeyukusha
class 9	iyokusha	eyokusha	iyokusha	ayiyukusha	engeyukusha	ingeyukusha
class 10	ziyokusha	eziyokusha	ziyokusha	aziyukusha	ezingeyukusha	zingeyukusha
class 11	luyokusha	oluyokusha	luyokusha	aluyukusha	olungeyukusha	lungeyukusha
class 14	buyokusha	obuyokusha	buyokusha	abuyukusha	obungeyukusha	bungeyukusha
class 15	kuyokusha	okuyokusha	kuyokusha	akuyukusha	okungeyukusha	kungeyukusha
class 17	kuyokusha	okuyokusha	kuyokusha	akuyukusha	okungeyukusha	kungeyukusha
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngishe	ngingashi
2nd singular	ushe	ungashi
1st plural	sishe	singashi
2nd plural	nishe	ningashi
class 1	ashe	angashi
class 2	bashe	bangashi
class 3	ushe	ungashi
class 4	ishe	ingashi
class 5	lishe	lingashi
class 6	ashe	angashi
class 7	sishe	singashi
class 8	zishe	zingashi
class 9	ishe	ingashi
class 10	zishe	zingashi
class 11	lushe	lungashi
class 14	bushe	bungashi
class 15	kushe	kungashi
class 17	kushe	kungashi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngasha	ngangasha, angasha, angangasha
2nd singular	washa	wangasha, awasha, awangasha
1st plural	sasha	sangasha, asasha, asangasha
2nd plural	nasha	nangasha, anasha, anangasha
class 1	washa	wangasha, akasha, akangasha
class 2	basha	bangasha, abasha, abangasha
class 3	washa	wangasha, awasha, awangasha
class 4	yasha	yangasha, ayasha, ayangasha
class 5	lasha	langasha, alasha, alangasha
class 6	asha	angasha, awasha, awangasha
class 7	sasha	sangasha, asasha, asangasha
class 8	zasha	zangasha, azasha, azangasha
class 9	yasha	yangasha, ayasha, ayangasha
class 10	zasha	zangasha, azasha, azangasha
class 11	lwasha	lwangasha, alwasha, alwangasha
class 14	basha	bangasha, abasha, abangasha
class 15	kwasha	kwangasha, akwasha, akwangasha
class 17	kwasha	kwangasha, akwasha, akwangasha

Derived terms

• -shela
• -shisa

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-sha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sha”
• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “sha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sha (inf. ukusha, 2.3-8.3)”