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شيء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of 'thing' or 'something' in a general sense. It also encompasses notions of existence, non-existence, and specific instances or matters. The root is explored in relation to its negation and its potential meaning as 'water' in classical poetry.

Derived headwords

شَيْءnoun
  1. 1.
    thingboth

    A general term for an object, entity, or concept; anything.

  2. 2.
    somethingboth

    An unspecified or unknown thing.

  3. 3.
    waterclassical

    A substance, specifically water, as mentioned in a poetic context.

لا شَيْءparticle
  1. 1.
    nothingboth

    The negation of anything; not a thing.

لَا شَيْءparticle
  1. 1.
    nothing at allclassical

    An emphatic form of negation, used to deny any action or occurrence.

شَيْءnoun
  1. 1.
    matterboth

    A subject or affair of concern.

Parallel reading

الشيء: الماء
A thing: water.
ترى ركبة {- بالشيء في وسط قفرة
You see a rider with a thing in the middle of a barren land.
لا أعرف الشيء بمعنى الماء
I do not know 'a thing' to mean water.
إذا قال لك الرجل ما أردت؟ قلت لا شيئا
If a man says to you, 'What did you intend?', you say, 'Nothing'.
وإن قال (لك) لم فعلت ذلك؟ قلت: للاشيء
And if he says to you, 'Why did you do that?', you say, 'For nothing at all'.
وإن قال: ما أمرك؟ قلت: لا شيء
And if he says, 'What is your command?', you say, 'Nothing'.
ينون فيهن كلهن
You pronounce them all with tanwin (nunation).