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See also: س and س-

ش U+0634, ش
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN
← س
 		Arabic ص →
ﺵ U+FEB5, ﺵ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN ISOLATED FORM
← ﺴ
 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺶ →
ﺶ U+FEB6, ﺶ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN FINAL FORM
← ﺵ
 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺷ →
ﺷ U+FEB7, ﺷ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN INITIAL FORM
← ﺶ
 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺸ →
ﺸ U+FEB8, ﺸ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN MEDIAL FORM
← ﺷ
 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺹ →

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šinn- (“tooth”), the source of سن (sinn). The association of "tooth" with this letter was the result of folk etymology and based on the corresponding Phoenician letter, 𐤔 (š), having a shape resembling a tooth. The letter originally depicted a composite bow, which usually has the tips curving away from the archer when unstrung.

Related to Classical Syriac ܫ, Hebrew ש, Phoenician 𐤔 (š), Aramaic ܫ. More at Shin.

Pronunciation

Letter

ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش • (šīn)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by س (s) and followed by ص (ṣ).

Symbol

ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش • (šīn)

  1. The twenty-first letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ر (r) and followed by ت (t).

See also

References

  1. ^ “shin”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Albright, W. F. (1948). "The Early Alphabetic Inscriptions from Sinai and their Decipherment". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 110 (110): 6–22 .

Balti

Pronunciation

Letter

ش (transliteration needed)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Burushaski

Pronunciation

Letter

ش (ś)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Chinese

Pronunciation

Letter

ش

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.

Usage notes

  • This letter is also used to represent Pinyin initial x-.

Iraqi Arabic

Etymology

Clipping of شنو (šinu). Compare Moroccan Arabic ش (š, “what”), Maltese x’ (“what”)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ش (š)

  1. (interrogative) what
    شاسمك ؟ (to a male) ― šismak? ― What's your name?

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

Letter

ش • (ś)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See also

  • Previous letter: س (s)
  • Next letter: ص

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic ش
Cyrillic Ш, ш
Latin Ş, ş
Yañalif C, c

Pronunciation

Letter

ش • (ş)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ш.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See also

Khowar

Pronunciation

Letter

ش (šīn)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See also

  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ݰ

Malay

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Pronunciation

Letter

ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

See also

Pashto

Pronunciation

Letter

ش • (šin)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See also

  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ښ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭 (-išn).

Pronunciation

Suffix

ـش • (-eš)

  1. A rough equivalent of -tion or -ment, appended to the present stem of a verb, resulting in a noun describing the action of that verb.

Usage notes

Present stems ending in a long vowel add ـیـ (-y-) before this suffix, for example the present stem of the verb پالودن (pâludan) being پالا (pâlâ), the resulting noun is پالایش (pâlâyeš, “refinement”).

See also

Persian terms suffixed with ش

Letter

شٍ • (šin)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by س and followed by ص. Its name is شین.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ʃiːn̪/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʃᵊ/

Letter

ش • (šīn)

  1. The nineteenth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See also

  • Previous letter: س (sīn)
  • Next letter: ص (ṣwāt)

Sindhi

Pronunciation

Letter

ش • (śīn)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See also

  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ص

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Suffix

ـش • (-š)

  1. don't, didn't (negation of verbs)
    Synonyms: ما (mā), (imperative) لا (la)
    بحكيش إنكليزي ― biḥkīš ʔinglīzi ― he doesn't speak English
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)
    ما بحكيش إنكليزي ― ma biḥkīš ʔinglīzi ― he doesn't speak English
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)
    تنساش ― tinsāš ― don't forget
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)
    ما تنساش ― ma tinsāš ― don't forget
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)
    ما كتبش ― ma katabš ― he didn't write
    Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Usage notes

  • ـش (-š) shifts the stress to the end of the verbal phrase, lengthening final vowels.
  • ـش (-š) may be used by itself or together with ما (ma); in the past tense, however, ما (ma) is required.

See also

Urdu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter

ش • (śīn)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.
Forms
Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ
See also
  • Previous letter: س (s)
  • Next letter: ص (s)

Etymology 2

From Classical Persian ـش (-iš).

Suffix

ـش • (-iś)

  1. A suffix used in many nouns borrowed from Persian, and also in certain native words. This is a rough equivalent of -tion or -ment, making a noun for the action of the verb.
Usage notes

Persian nouns ending in a long vowel that add ـیـ (-y-) in Persian before this suffix, usually become ـئـ (-i-) due to modified pronunciation. In certain instances, ـیـ (-i-) remains or is one of the acceptable spellings. For example, Persian آزمایش (âzmâyeš) is normally spelled as Urdu آزمائش (āzmāiś).

Uyghur

Pronunciation

Letter

ش • (she)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See also

  • Previous letter: س (s)
  • Next letter: غ (gh)

Yoruba

Pronunciation

Letter

ش (ṣ)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script ṣ.

Forms

Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

See also

  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ت
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