شاء

Etymology 1

From the root ش ي ء‎ (š-y-ʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaː.ʔa/

Verb

شَاءَ • (šāʾa) I, non-past يَشَاءُ‎‎ (yašāʾu)

1. to will, to want, to intend, to wish quotations ▲
   • 609–632 CE, Qur’an, 2:212:

     ‏زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٱ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ وَٱللّٰهُ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ‎

     zuyyina lillaḏīna kafarū l-ḥayātu d-dunyā wayasḵarūna mina llaḏīna ʾāmanū wāllaḏīna ttaqaw fawqahum yawma l-qiyāmati wal-lāhu yarzuqu man yašāʾu biḡayri ḥisābin

     Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they mock at those who believe. But those who fear [Allah] are above them on the Day of Resurrection, and Allah begifts whom He wills without account.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• أَرَادَ‎ (ʾarāda)

Related terms

• إِنْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ‎ (ʾin šāʾa llāhu)
• مَا شَاءَ اللّٰهُ‎ (mā šāʾa llāhu)

Etymology 2

Found under the root ش و ه‎ (š-w-h) in Lane (see below); in Wehr (see below), listed under ش و ء‎ (š-w-ʾ), whereas the paucal plural شِوَاه‎ (šiwāh) is cross-referenced under ش و ه‎ (š-w-h). Compare Hebrew שֶׂה‎ (śe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːʔ/

Noun

شَاء • (šāʾ) m (collective, singulative شَاة‎ (šāh), paucal شِوَاه‎ (šiwāh) or شِيَاه‎ (šiyāh))

1. (collective) sheep
2. ewes, female sheep

Usage notes

The gender of the collective is unclear; it is also unclear if it varies depending on the meaning. The forms شِوَاه‎ (šiwāh) and شِيَاء‎ (šiyāʾ) are simply listed as plurals in Wehr, which would normally imply a plural of multiplicity or variety, but specifically noted as applying to 3-10 animals (i.e. paucal) in Lane.

Declension

Synonyms

• ضَأْن‎ (ḍaʾn)

References