شيخة

Arabic

Root
ش ي خ (š y ḵ)
5 terms

Etymology

From the root ش ي خ (š y ḵ), relating to aging or old age. Likely semantically loaned to or from Latin seneciō (“groundsel”, literally “old man”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaj.xa/

Noun

شَيْخَة • (šayḵa) f (plural شَيْخَات (šayḵāt))

old woman
groundsel (Senecio sp.)
Synonym: لُبَيْنَة (lubayna)

Declension

Declension of noun **شَيْخَة** (šayḵa)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَيْخَة šayḵa	الشَّيْخَة aš-šayḵa	شَيْخَة šayḵat
nominative	شَيْخَةٌ šayḵatun	الشَّيْخَةُ aš-šayḵatu	شَيْخَةُ šayḵatu
accusative	شَيْخَةً šayḵatan	الشَّيْخَةَ aš-šayḵata	شَيْخَةَ šayḵata
genitive	شَيْخَةٍ šayḵatin	الشَّيْخَةِ aš-šayḵati	شَيْخَةِ šayḵati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَيْخَتَيْن šayḵatayn	الشَّيْخَتَيْن aš-šayḵatayn	شَيْخَتَيْ šayḵatay
nominative	شَيْخَتَانِ šayḵatāni	الشَّيْخَتَانِ aš-šayḵatāni	شَيْخَتَا šayḵatā
accusative	شَيْخَتَيْنِ šayḵatayni	الشَّيْخَتَيْنِ aš-šayḵatayni	شَيْخَتَيْ šayḵatay
genitive	شَيْخَتَيْنِ šayḵatayni	الشَّيْخَتَيْنِ aš-šayḵatayni	شَيْخَتَيْ šayḵatay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَيْخَات šayḵāt	الشَّيْخَات aš-šayḵāt	شَيْخَات šayḵāt
nominative	شَيْخَاتٌ šayḵātun	الشَّيْخَاتُ aš-šayḵātu	شَيْخَاتُ šayḵātu
accusative	شَيْخَاتٍ šayḵātin	الشَّيْخَاتِ aš-šayḵāti	شَيْخَاتِ šayḵāti
genitive	شَيْخَاتٍ šayḵātin	الشَّيْخَاتِ aš-šayḵāti	شَيْخَاتِ šayḵāti

Arabic

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