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Arabic
Pronunciation
Noun
شَيّ • (šayy) m
- verbal noun of شَوَى (šawā) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun شَيّ (šayy)
| Singular
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basic singular triptote
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| Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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| Informal
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شَيّ
šayy
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الشَّيّ
aš-šayy
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شَيّ
šayy
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| Nominative
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شَيٌّ
šayyun
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الشَّيُّ
aš-šayyu
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شَيُّ
šayyu
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| Accusative
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شَيًّا
šayyan
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الشَّيَّ
aš-šayya
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شَيَّ
šayya
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| Genitive
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شَيٍّ
šayyin
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الشَّيِّ
aš-šayyi
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شَيِّ
šayyi
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Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
شي • (šayy) m (plural أشياء (ʔašyāʔ))
- a thing
- Synonym: حاجة (ḥāja)
- object
- Synonym: غَرَض (ḡaraḍ)
Derived terms
- كُل شي (kull šayy, “everything”)
Pronoun
شي • (šayy)
- something, anything
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃiː/
Noun
شي • (šī) m (plural إشيا (ʾišya) or أشيا (ʾašya))
- thing
هيدي اشيا كتير مهمة- haydi ʾišya ktīr mhimme.
- These are very important things.
Usage notes
Only when plural or construed with the definite article. The predominant term for thing otherwise is شغلة (šaḡle, “thing”).
Pronoun
شي • (šī) m
- something, anything
بدك شي تاني، حبيبتي؟- baddik šī tāni, ḥabībti?
- Do you want anything else, honey?
بدي عطيك شي.- baddi ʿaṭīk šī.
- I want to give you something.
Determiner
شي • (šī)
- some, any
في شي مشكلة؟- fī šī miškle?
- Is there any problem?
رح يرجع شي يوم- raḥ yirjaʿ šī yōm.
- He’ll come back some day.
Adverb
شي • (šī)
- circa, about
لازم تنطرلك شي عشرين دقيقه- lāzim tunṭurlak šī ʿišrīn-i dʾīʾa.
- You have to wait for about twenty minutes.
- just, barely
ما بدها هالقد شرح يعني شي إنك توصلهن الفكرة- ma badd(h)a hal-ʾadd šarḥ yaʿni šī ʾinnak twaṣṣell(h)on l-fikra
- It doesn't need this much explaining, like it's enough just to get the idea across to them
لسا شي طلعت من البيت- lissa šī ṭliʿt mni l-bēt
- (Syria) I only just left the house.
Particle
شي • (šī)
- Optionally marks a yes-or-no question, used with intransitive verbs or after the object of a transitive verb
عنا حليب شي؟- ʿinna ḥalīb šī?
- Do we have milk?
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).
Noun
شي • (šī) m (plural أشيا (ʔašya) or إشيا (ʔišya))
- Alternative form of إشي (ʔiši): thing
Derived terms
- كل شي (kull ši, “everything”)
- ولا شي (wala ši, “nothing”)
Pronoun
شي • (šī or ši)
- Alternative form of إشي (ʔiši): something; anything
Determiner
شي • (ši)
- akin to an indefinite article: some, any, one
يا ريت أشوفه إذا برجع شي يوم.- yā rēt ʔašūfo ʔiza birjaʕ ši yōm
- I would love to see him if he comes back someday.