شاي

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian (čây), ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaːj/

Noun

شَاي • (šāy) m

(uncountable) tea (plant and beverage)

Declension

Declension of noun **شَاي** (šāy)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَاي šāy	الشَّاي aš-šāy	شَاي šāy
nominative	شَايٌ šāyun	الشَّايُ aš-šāyu	شَايُ šāyu
accusative	شَايًا šāyan	الشَّايَ aš-šāya	شَايَ šāya
genitive	شَايٍ šāyin	الشَّايِ aš-šāyi	شَايِ šāyi

Descendants

→ Amharic: ሻይ (šay)
→ Gulay: sáȳ, sáyā
→ Hausa: shāyì
- → Nupe: shayì
→ Mabaan: caayi
→ Mango: sáỳ

References

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Persian (čây), from Chinese 茶葉 / 茶叶 (cháyè).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaːj/, [ʃæːj]
Audio (Bethlehem): (file)

Noun

شاي • (šāy) m

tea