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شَيْء

thing

Noun · masculineRoot ش-ي-ء

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Plural
أَشْيَاء

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
to will
Verb · Form II
to objectify

شَيْء in English

Noun · masculine

  1. thing
    قُلِ اللّٰهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُSay, "God is Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing."609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:16
  2. little; some (+مِنْ (min))

Words from the root ش-ي-ء

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شَاءَ · present يَشَاءُ

to will, to want, to intend, to wish

مَشِيئَة
Verbal noun
شَاءٍ
Active participle
مَشِيء
Passive participle
شَيَّأَ · present يُشَيِّئُ

to objectify

تَشْيِيء
Verbal noun
مُشَيِّئ
Active participle
مُشَيَّأ
Passive participle
تَشَيَّأَ · present يَتَشَيَّأُ

to reify

تَشَيُّؤ
Verbal noun
reification
مُتَشَيِّئ
Active participle
مُتَشَيَّأ
Passive participle
Noun · m.
thing
شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا
Adverb
gradually

شَيْء: plural and other forms

Singularشَيْء
Pluralأَشْيَاء

شَيْء in a sentence

Dictionary examples

thing

قُلِ اللّٰهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُSay, "God is Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing."609–632 CE, Qur'an, 13:16

From a fully vowelled text

أَلَيْسَتْ يَدِي صَنَعَتْ هذِهِ الأَشْيَاءَ كُلَّهَا؟Hath not my hand made all these things?Acts 7:50, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَسَأَلَهُ بِكَلاَمٍ كَثِيرٍ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ بِشَيْءٍ.Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.Luke 23:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَلَمْ يُجِبْ يَسُوعُ أَيْضًا بِشَيْءٍ حَتَّى تَعَجَّبَ بِيلاَطُسُ.But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.Mark 15:5, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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