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Definition 2024
شاة
شاة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- شَاهَة (šāha)
Noun
شَاة • (šāh) m, f (singulative, collective شَاء (šāʾ), paucal شِوَاه (šiwāh) or شِيَاه (šiyāh))
Declension
Declension of noun شَاة (šāh)
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَاة šāt |
الشَّاة aš-šāt |
شَاة šāt |
| Nominative | شَاةٌ šātun |
الشَّاةُ aš-šātu |
شَاةُ šātu |
| Accusative | شَاةً šātan |
الشَّاةَ aš-šāta |
شَاةَ šāta |
| Genitive | شَاةٍ šātin |
الشَّاةِ aš-šāti |
شَاةِ šāti |
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَاء šāʾ |
الشَّاء aš-šāʾ |
شَاء šāʾ |
| Nominative | شَاءٌ šāʾun |
الشَّاءُ aš-šāʾu |
شَاءُ šāʾu |
| Accusative | شَاءً šāʾan |
الشَّاءَ aš-šāʾa |
شَاءَ šāʾa |
| Genitive | شَاءٍ šāʾin |
الشَّاءِ aš-šāʾi |
شَاءِ šāʾi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شَاتَيْن šātayn |
الشَّاتَيْن aš-šātayn |
شَاتَيْ šātay |
| Nominative | شَاتَانِ šātāni |
الشَّاتَانِ aš-šātāni |
شَاتَا šātā |
| Accusative | شَاتَيْنِ šātayni |
الشَّاتَيْنِ aš-šātayni |
شَاتَيْ šātay |
| Genitive | شَاتَيْنِ šātayni |
الشَّاتَيْنِ aš-šātayni |
شَاتَيْ šātay |
| Paucal (3-10) | basic broken paucal triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِوَاه; شِيَاه šiwāh; šiyāh |
الشِّوَاه; الشِّيَاه aš-šiwāh; aš-šiyāh |
شِوَاه; شِيَاه šiwāh; šiyāh |
| Nominative | شِوَاهٌ; شِيَاهٌ šiwāhun; šiyāhun |
الشِّوَاهُ; الشِّيَاهُ aš-šiwāhu; aš-šiyāhu |
شِوَاهُ; شِيَاهُ šiwāhu; šiyāhu |
| Accusative | شِوَاهًا; شِيَاهًا šiwāhan; šiyāhan |
الشِّوَاهَ; الشِّيَاهَ aš-šiwāha; aš-šiyāha |
شِوَاهَ; شِيَاهَ šiwāha; šiyāha |
| Genitive | شِوَاهٍ; شِيَاهٍ šiwāhin; šiyāhin |
الشِّوَاهِ; الشِّيَاهِ aš-šiwāhi; aš-šiyāhi |
شِوَاهِ; شِيَاهِ šiwāhi; šiyāhi |
Usage notes
The gender is unclear, as is whether the gender varies depending on the sense of the noun.
References
- “شاة” in J.A. Haywood and H.M. Nahmad (1965), A new Arabic grammar (second edition), London: Lund Humphries, ISBN 0-85331-585-X
- “شوه” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “شاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4