شاة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- شَاهَة (šāha)
Etymology
Found under the root ش و ه (š w h) in Lane (see below), and in a cross-reference under the same root in Wehr (see below). Compare Hebrew שֶׂה (śe, “lamb”), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎀𐎚 (ṯảt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaːh/
Noun
شَاة • (šāh) f (singulative, collective شَاء m (šāʔ), dual شَاتَانِ (šātāni), paucal شِوَاه (šiwāh) or شِيَاه (šiyāh))
Usage notes
The gender is unclear, as is whether the gender varies depending on the sense of the noun.
Declension
| 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 šāʔ |
الشَّاء aš-šāʔ |
شَاء šāʔ |
| nominative | شَاءٌ šāʔun |
الشَّاءُ aš-šāʔu |
شَاءُ šāʔu |
| accusative | شَاءً šāʔan |
الشَّاءَ aš-šāʔa |
شَاءَ šāʔa |
| genitive | شَاءٍ šāʔin |
الشَّاءِ aš-šāʔi |
شَاءِ šāʔi |
| 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 |
References
- Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “شاة”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
- 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