شاء

Compare Akkadian 𒆥𒆥 (še'ûm, “to seek”).

• IPA^(key): /ʃaː.ʔa/

شَاءَ • (šāʔa) I (non-past يَشَاءُ (yašāʔu), verbal noun مَشِيئَة (mašīʔa))

1. to will, to want, to intend, to wish
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:212:

     زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٱ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ وَٱللّٰهُ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

     zuyyina lillaḏīna kafarū l-ḥayātu d-dunyā wayasḵarūna mina llaḏīna ʔāmanū wāllaḏīna ttaqaw fawqahum yawma l-qiyāmati wal-lāhu yarzuqu man yašāʔu biḡayri ḥisābin

     Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they mock at those who believe. But those who fear [Allah] are above them on the Day of Resurrection, and Allah begifts whom He wills without account.

• أَرَادَ (ʔarāda)

• إِنْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ (ʔin šāʔa llāhu)
• مَا شَاءَ اللّٰهُ (mā šāʔa llāhu)

شَاءٍ • (šāʔin) (feminine شَائِيَة (šāʔiya), masculine plural شَاؤُونَ (šāʔūna), feminine plural شَائِيَات (šāʔiyāt))

1. active participle of شَاءَ (šāʔa)

Found under the root ش و ه (š w h) in Lane (see below); in Wehr (see below), listed under ش و ء (š w ʔ), whereas the paucal plural شِوَاه (šiwāh) is cross-referenced under ش و ه (š w h). Compare Hebrew שֶׂה (śe).

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːʔ/

شَاء • (šāʔ) m (collective, singulative شَاة f (šāh), paucal شِوَاه (šiwāh) or شِيَاه (šiyāh))

1. (collective) sheep
2. ewes, female sheep

The gender of the collective is unclear; it is also unclear if it varies depending on the meaning. The forms شِوَاه (šiwāh) and شِيَاء (šiyāʔ) are simply listed as plurals in Wehr, which would normally imply a plural of multiplicity or variety, but specifically noted as applying to 3-10 animals (i.e. paucal) in Lane.

• ضَأْن (ḍaʔn)
• غَنَم (ḡanam)

• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “شوه”, in 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