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Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Old Gujarati *क्सिउं (*ksiũ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲 (kīisa). Probably from a form of Sanskrit कीदृश (kīdṛśa).
Pronoun
શું • (śũ)
- interrogative pronoun; what, which
આનો શું ભાવ છે?- āno śũ bhāv che?
- What is the price of this?
તારું નામ શું છે?- tārũ nām śũ che?
- What is your name?
Determiner
શું • (śũ)
- what
આની શું જરૂર છે?- ānī śũ jarūr che?
- What is the need for this?
- (alternatively)
આની શી જરૂર છે?- ānī śī jarūr che?
- What is the need for this?
Declension
- Note: the declension of this word for noun-agreement is not followed by many speakers, who view the word as immutable.
| Declension of શું
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nominative
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oblique/vocative/instrumental
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locative
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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| masculine
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શો (śo)
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શા (śā)
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શા (śā)
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શા (śā)
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શે (śe)
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| neuter
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શું (śũ)
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શાં (śā̃)
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શા (śā)
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શાં (śā̃)
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શે (śe)
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| feminine
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શી (śī)
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શી (śī)
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શી (śī)
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શી (śī)
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- Note: If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the masculine and neuter locatives do not apply.
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