شي

See also: سی‎ and سے‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش و ي‎ (š-w-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃajj/

Noun

شَيّ • (šayy) m

  1. verbal noun of شَوَى‎ (šawā) (form I)

Declension

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْء‎ (šayʾ).

Noun

شي (šī) m

(plural اشيا‎ (ʾišyā))
  1. thing
    ‏هيدي اشيا كتير مهمه‎
    Haydī ʾišyā ktīr mhimmi.
    These are very important things.

Pronoun

شي (šī) m

  1. something; anything
    ‏بدك شي تاني، حبيبتي؟‎‎
    Baddik šī tānī, ḥabībtī?
    Do you want anything else, honey?

Determiner

شي (šī)

  1. some; any; a; an
    ‏في شي مشكله؟‎‎
    Fī šī miškli?
    Is there a problem?
    ‏رح يرجع شي يوم‎
    Raḥ yirjaʿ šī yōm.
    He’ll come back some day.

Adverb

شي (šī)

  1. circa; about
    ‏لازم تنطر شي عشرين دئيئه‎
    Lāzim tunṭur šī ʿišrīn-i dʾīʾa.
    You have to wait for about twenty minutes.
  2. used as an optional interrogative particle with intransitive verbs
    ‏وصل شي؟‎‎
    Wuṣul šī?
    Has he arrived?
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