شاة

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See also: شاه, ساہ, and شاہ

Arabic

Alternative forms

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). Compare Hebrew שֶׂה (śe, lamb), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎀𐎚 (ṯảt).

Pronunciation

Noun

شَاة (šāhf (singulative, collective شَاء m (šāʔ), dual شَاتَانِ (šātāni), paucal شِوَاه (šiwāh) or شِيَاه (šiyāh))

  1. a sheep
  2. a ewe, a female sheep

Usage notes

The gender is unclear, as is whether the gender varies depending on the sense of the noun.

Declension

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, 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