شاي

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Arabic

Etymology

From Persian چای (čây), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

Noun

شَاي • (šāy) m

  1. (uncountable) tea (plant and beverage)

Declension

Declension of noun شَاي (šāy)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَاي
šāy 		الشَّاي
aš-šāy 		شَاي
šāy
Nominative شَايٌ
šāyun 		الشَّايُ
aš-šāyu 		شَايُ
šāyu
Accusative شَايًا
šāyan 		الشَّايَ
aš-šāya 		شَايَ
šāya
Genitive شَايٍ
šāyin 		الشَّايِ
aš-šāyi 		شَايِ
šāyi

Descendants

  • → Amharic: ሻይ (šay)
  • → Gulay: sáȳ, sáyā
  • → Hausa: shāyì
  • → Mabaan: caayi
  • → Mango: sáỳ
  • → Wolof: àttaya

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شاي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Persian چای (čây), from Chinese 茶葉／茶叶 (cháyè).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaːj/,
  • Audio (Bethlehem):(file)

Noun

شاي • (šāy) m

  1. tea
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