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See also: ـش, س, and س-

ش U+0634, ش
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN
← س
[U+0633] 		Arabic ص →
[U+0635]
ﺵ U+FEB5, ﺵ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN ISOLATED FORM
← ﺴ
[U+FEB4] 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺶ →
[U+FEB6]
ﺶ U+FEB6, ﺶ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN FINAL FORM
← ﺵ
[U+FEB5] 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺷ →
[U+FEB7]
ﺷ U+FEB7, ﺷ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN INITIAL FORM
← ﺶ
[U+FEB6] 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺸ →
[U+FEB8]
ﺸ U+FEB8, ﺸ
ARABIC LETTER SHEEN MEDIAL FORM
← ﺷ
[U+FEB7] 		Arabic Presentation Forms-B ﺹ →
[U+FEB9]

Arabic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *šinn- (“tooth”), the source of سن (sinn). The association of "tooth" with this letter was the result of folk etymology and based on the corresponding Phoenician letter, 𐤔 (š), having a shape resembling a tooth. The letter originally depicted a composite bow, which usually has the tips curving away from the archer when unstrung.[1][2]

Related to Classical Syriac ܫ, Hebrew ש, Phoenician 𐤔 (š), Russian ш (š), Aramaic ܫ. More at Shin. It is the only letter of the Arabic alphabet with three dots with a letter corresponding to a letter in the Northwest Semitic abjad or the Phoenician alphabet.

Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش • (šīn)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by س (s) and followed by ص (ṣ).

Symbol

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ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش • (šīn)

  1. The twenty-first letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ر (r) and followed by ت (t).

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References

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  1. ^ “shin”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Albright, W. F. (1948). "The Early Alphabetic Inscriptions from Sinai and their Decipherment". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 110 (110): 6–22 [p. 15].

Balti

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش (transliteration needed)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Burushaski

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش (ś)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script

Chinese

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Xiao'erjing abjad.

Usage notes

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  • This letter is also used to represent Pinyin initial x-.

Iraqi Arabic

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Etymology

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Clipping of شنو (šinu). Compare Moroccan Arabic ش (š, “what”), Maltese x’ (“what”)

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ش (š)

  1. (interrogative) what
    شاسمك ؟ (to a male) ― šismak? ― What's your name?

Kashmiri

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش • (ś)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

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  • Previous letter: س (s)
  • Next letter: ص

Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic ش
Cyrillic Ш, ш
Latin Ş, ş
Yañalif C, c

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Letter

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ش • (ş)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter Ш.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

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Khowar

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش (šīn)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Khowar abjad.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

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  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ݰ

Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms

Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.

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Pashto

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش • (šin)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Pashto alphabet.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

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  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ښ

Persian

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Letter

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شٍ • (šin)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by س and followed by ص. Its name is شین.

Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ʃiːn̪/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʃᵊ/

Letter

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ش • (šīn)

  1. The nineteenth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

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  • Previous letter: س (sīn)
  • Next letter: ص (ṣwāt)

Sindhi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش • (śīn)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

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  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ص

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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ـش • (-š)

  1. don't, didn't (negation of verbs)
    Synonyms: ما (mā), (imperative) لا (la)
    بحكيش إنكليزي ― biḥkīš ʔinglīzi ― he doesn't speak English
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)
    ما بحكيش إنكليزي ― ma biḥkīš ʔinglīzi ― he doesn't speak English
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)
    تنساش ― tinsāš ― don't forget
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)
    ما تنساش ― ma tinsāš ― don't forget
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)
    ما كتبش ― ma katabš ― he didn't write
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Usage notes

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  • ـش (-š) shifts the stress to the end of the verbal phrase, lengthening final vowels.
  • ـش (-š) may be used by itself or together with ما (ma); in the past tense, however, ما (ma) is required.

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Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ش • (śīn)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.
Forms
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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ
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  • Previous letter: س (s)
  • Next letter: ص (s)

Etymology 2

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From Classical Persian ـش (-iš).

Suffix

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ـش • (-iś)

  1. A suffix used in many nouns borrowed from Persian, and also in certain native words. This is a rough equivalent of -tion or -ment, making a noun for the action of the verb.
Usage notes
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Persian nouns ending in a long vowel that add ـیـ (-y-) in Persian before this suffix, usually become ـئـ (-i-) due to modified pronunciation. In certain instances, ـیـ (-i-) remains or is one of the acceptable spellings. For example, Persian آزمایش (âzmâyeš) is normally spelled as Urdu آزمائش (āzmāiś).

Uyghur

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Pronunciation

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ش • (she)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

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  • Previous letter: س (s)
  • Next letter: غ (gh)

Yoruba

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Pronunciation

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ش (ṣ)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Yoruba alphabet in the ajami script, equivalent to Latin script ṣ.

Forms

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Isolated form Final form Medial form Initial form
ش ـش ـشـ شـ

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  • Previous letter: س
  • Next letter: ت
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