شيأ
sh-y-ʾa
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root شيأ across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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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
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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?"
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."
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
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 | 7× | |
| شَىْءٌ | shaāʾun | Noun | 5× | |
| يَشَآءَ | yashaāʾa | Verb | 3× | |
| يَشَآءُونَ | yashaāʾuwna | Verb | 3× | |
| تَشَآءُونَ | tashaāʾuwna | Verb | 2× | |
| شِئْنَا | shinaā | Verb | 2× |