شيح
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic attested as Classical Syriac ܣܝܺܚܳܐ (sīḥā) and ܫܝܺܚܳܐ (šīḥā, “Artemisia judaica”), as well as in Hebrew שִׂיחַ (síaḵ, “Artemisia judaica; shoot, shrub”) and in Akkadian 𒋛𒄿𒈝 (sīḫum, “wormwood”). Perhaps related to the root ش ي ع (š y ʕ), meaning “to spread”, “to sprout out”, “to come forth”; compare شَيْعَة (šayʕa, “bush, short tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiːħ/
Noun
شِيح • (šīḥ) m (plural شِيَاح (šiyāḥ))
- wormwood (Artemisia gen. et spp.)
- Hyponym: عُبَيْثَرَان (ʕubayṯarān)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شِيح šīḥ |
الشِّيح aš-šīḥ |
شِيح šīḥ |
| nominative | شِيحٌ šīḥun |
الشِّيحُ aš-šīḥu |
شِيحُ šīḥu |
| accusative | شِيحًا šīḥan |
الشِّيحَ aš-šīḥa |
شِيحَ šīḥa |
| genitive | شِيحٍ šīḥin |
الشِّيحِ aš-šīḥi |
شِيحِ šīḥi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | شِيحَيْن šīḥayn |
الشِّيحَيْن aš-šīḥayn |
شِيحَيْ šīḥay |
| nominative | شِيحَانِ šīḥāni |
الشِّيحَانِ aš-šīḥāni |
شِيحَا šīḥā |
| accusative | شِيحَيْنِ šīḥayni |
الشِّيحَيْنِ aš-šīḥayni |
شِيحَيْ šīḥay |
| genitive | شِيحَيْنِ šīḥayni |
الشِّيحَيْنِ aš-šīḥayni |
شِيحَيْ šīḥay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شِيَاح šiyāḥ |
الشِّيَاح aš-šiyāḥ |
شِيَاح šiyāḥ |
| nominative | شِيَاحٌ šiyāḥun |
الشِّيَاحُ aš-šiyāḥu |
شِيَاحُ šiyāḥu |
| accusative | شِيَاحًا šiyāḥan |
الشِّيَاحَ aš-šiyāḥa |
شِيَاحَ šiyāḥa |
| genitive | شِيَاحٍ šiyāḥin |
الشِّيَاحِ aš-šiyāḥi |
شِيَاحِ šiyāḥi |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: շէհ (šēh)
References
- Freytag, Georg (1833) “شيح”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 470
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, , page 78
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[3] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 379–390
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “شيح”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 687
- H7880 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “شيع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1631-1633.
- “syḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–