شيء

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word شيء. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word شيء, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say شيء in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word شيء you have here. The definition of the word شيء will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofشيء, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

See also: شیء and سيء

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ش ي ء (š-y-ʔ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃajʔ/
Audio (file)

Noun

شَيْء • (šayʔ) m (plural أَشْيَاء (ʔašyāʔ))

thing
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:16:
  قُلِ اللّٰهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
  quli llāhu ḵāliqu kulli šayʔin wa-huwa l-wāḥidu l-qahhāru
  Say, "God is Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing."
little, some (+مِنْ (min))

Declension

Declension of noun شَيْء (šayʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَيْء šayʔ	الشَّيْء aš-šayʔ	شَيْء šayʔ
Nominative	شَيْءٌ šayʔun	الشَّيْءُ aš-šayʔu	شَيْءُ šayʔu
Accusative	شَيْئًا šayʔan	الشَّيْءَ aš-šayʔa	شَيْءَ šayʔa
Genitive	شَيْءٍ šayʔin	الشَّيْءِ aš-šayʔi	شَيْءِ šayʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَيْئَيْن šayʔayn	الشَّيْئَيْن aš-šayʔayn	شَيْئَيْ šayʔay
Nominative	شَيْئَانِ šayʔāni	الشَّيْئَانِ aš-šayʔāni	شَيْئَا šayʔā
Accusative	شَيْئَيْنِ šayʔayni	الشَّيْئَيْنِ aš-šayʔayni	شَيْئَيْ šayʔay
Genitive	شَيْئَيْنِ šayʔayni	الشَّيْئَيْنِ aš-šayʔayni	شَيْئَيْ šayʔay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَشْيَاء ʔašyāʔ	الْأَشْيَاء al-ʔašyāʔ	أَشْيَاء ʔašyāʔ
Nominative	أَشْيَاءُ ʔašyāʔu	الْأَشْيَاءُ al-ʔašyāʔu	أَشْيَاءُ ʔašyāʔu
Accusative	أَشْيَاءَ ʔašyāʔa	الْأَشْيَاءَ al-ʔašyāʔa	أَشْيَاءَ ʔašyāʔa
Genitive	أَشْيَاءَ ʔašyāʔa	الْأَشْيَاءِ al-ʔašyāʔi	أَشْيَاءِ ʔašyāʔi

Alternative forms

شَايْء (šayʔ) — pre-classical spelling

Derived terms

شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا (šayʔan fašayʔan)
اَلشَّيْءُ بِٱلشَّيْءِ يُذْكَرُ (aš-šayʔu bi-š-šayʔi yuḏkaru)

Descendants

Maltese: xi
→ Azerbaijani: şey
→ Persian: شیء (šay', šey')
→ Ottoman Turkish: شیء (şeyʼ)
- Turkish: şey
→ Ottoman Turkish: اشیا (eşya) (from the plural أَشْيَاء (ʔašyāʔ))
- Turkish: eşya

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃiː.ʔa/

Verb

شِيءَ • (šīʔa) (form I)

third-person masculine singular past passive of شَاءَ (šāʔa)

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia