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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ).
Noun
شی • (şey)
- thing
- Synonym: نسنه (nesne)
Descendants
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şey”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1059
Persian
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
شی • (šey)
- unhamzated form of شیء