Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
شيأ
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 49 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root شيأ across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root شَيَأ primarily means a "thing" or "something." It refers to an entity, object, or matter, whether concrete or abstract, that exists or is conceived. It can also denote a state or affair.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: sh-y-ʾa
Listen: شَآءَ 87:7
Root letters: ش — ي — أ

Word Family Tree (22 forms)

All word forms derived from the root شيأ as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 108× Verb 92×

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root شيأ appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (105) · Verb (81)

Noun (105 verses — showing first 5)

The Poets 26:183 Noun
وَلَا تَبۡخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡیَاۤءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِینَ ۝١٨٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption
The Poets 26:30 Noun
قَالَ أَوَ لَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَیۡءࣲ مُّبِینࣲ ۝٣٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest?"
The Ant, The Ants 27:16 Noun
وَوَرِثَ سُلَیۡمَـٰنُ دَاوُۥدَۖ وَقَالَ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمۡنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّیۡرِ وَأُوتِینَا مِن كُلِّ شَیۡءٍۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَضۡلُ ٱلۡمُبِینُ ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."
The Ant, The Ants 27:23 Noun
إِنِّی وَجَدتُّ ٱمۡرَأَةࣰ تَمۡلِكُهُمۡ وَأُوتِیَتۡ مِن كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ وَلَهَا عَرۡشٌ عَظِیمࣱ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne
The Ant, The Ants 27:88 Noun
وَتَرَى ٱلۡجِبَالَ تَحۡسَبُهَا جَامِدَةࣰ وَهِیَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ ٱلسَّحَابِۚ صُنۡعَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَتۡقَنَ كُلَّ شَیۡءٍۚ إِنَّهُۥ خَبِیرُۢ بِمَا تَفۡعَلُونَ ۝٨٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And you see the mountains, thinking them rigid, while they will pass as the passing of clouds. [It is] the work of Allah , who perfected all things. Indeed, He is Acquainted with that which you do

Derived Forms (22)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
شَىْءٍ shaāʾin Noun 71×
يَشَآءُ yashaāʾu Verb 46×
شَيْـًٔا shayanā Noun 24×
شَآءَ shaāʾa Verb 19×
نَشَآءُ nashaāʾu Verb
شَىْءٌ shaāʾun Noun
يَشَآءَ yashaāʾa Verb
يَشَآءُونَ yashaāʾuwna Verb
تَشَآءُونَ tashaāʾuwna Verb
شِئْنَا shinaā Verb