شاطئ

See also: شاطی

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ط ء (š-ṭ-ʔ). Has the form of an adjective derived from the active participle but the corresponding verb شَتَأَ (šataʔa, “to walk on the shore”) may rather be derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaː.tˤiʔ/

Noun

شَاطِئ • (šāṭiʔ) m (plural شَوَاطِئ (šawāṭiʔ) or شُطْآن (šuṭʔān))

shore, coast, seacoast, beach, strand

Declension

Declension of noun شَاطِئ (šāṭiʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَاطِئ šāṭiʔ	الشَّاطِئ aš-šāṭiʔ	شَاطِئ šāṭiʔ
Nominative	شَاطِئٌ šāṭiʔun	الشَّاطِئُ aš-šāṭiʔu	شَاطِئُ šāṭiʔu
Accusative	شَاطِئًا šāṭiʔan	الشَّاطِئَ aš-šāṭiʔa	شَاطِئَ šāṭiʔa
Genitive	شَاطِئٍ šāṭiʔin	الشَّاطِئِ aš-šāṭiʔi	شَاطِئِ šāṭiʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَاطِئَيْن šāṭiʔayn	الشَّاطِئَيْن aš-šāṭiʔayn	شَاطِئَيْ šāṭiʔay
Nominative	شَاطِئَانِ šāṭiʔāni	الشَّاطِئَانِ aš-šāṭiʔāni	شَاطِئَا šāṭiʔā
Accusative	شَاطِئَيْنِ šāṭiʔayni	الشَّاطِئَيْنِ aš-šāṭiʔayni	شَاطِئَيْ šāṭiʔay
Genitive	شَاطِئَيْنِ šāṭiʔayni	الشَّاطِئَيْنِ aš-šāṭiʔayni	شَاطِئَيْ šāṭiʔay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوَاطِئ‎; شُطْآن šawāṭiʔ‎; šuṭʔān	الشَّوَاطِئ‎; الشُّطْآن aš-šawāṭiʔ‎; aš-šuṭʔān	شَوَاطِئ‎; شُطْآن šawāṭiʔ‎; šuṭʔān
Nominative	شَوَاطِئُ‎; شُطْآنٌ šawāṭiʔu‎; šuṭʔānun	الشَّوَاطِئُ‎; الشُّطْآنُ aš-šawāṭiʔu‎; aš-šuṭʔānu	شَوَاطِئُ‎; شُطْآنُ šawāṭiʔu‎; šuṭʔānu
Accusative	شَوَاطِئَ‎; شُطْآنًا šawāṭiʔa‎; šuṭʔānan	الشَّوَاطِئَ‎; الشُّطْآنَ aš-šawāṭiʔa‎; aš-šuṭʔāna	شَوَاطِئَ‎; شُطْآنَ šawāṭiʔa‎; šuṭʔāna
Genitive	شَوَاطِئَ‎; شُطْآنٍ šawāṭiʔa‎; šuṭʔānin	الشَّوَاطِئِ‎; الشُّطْآنِ aš-šawāṭiʔi‎; aš-šuṭʔāni	شَوَاطِئِ‎; شُطْآنِ šawāṭiʔi‎; šuṭʔāni

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: شاطی (şâtî)
→ Persian: شاطی (šâti)

References

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