شاء
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شاء¹
- /ʃaː.ʔa/
Where it comes from
Compare Akkadian 𒆥𒆥 (še'ûm, “to seek”) and more distantly Hausa so (“to want”).
verb شَاءَ · šāʔa · يَشَاءُ · مَشِيئَة · شَاءٍ
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to will, to want, to intend, to wish
زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٱ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ وَٱللّٰهُ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
Similar: أَرَادَ
verb شَاءٍ · šāʔin · شَائِي · شَائِيَة · شَاؤُون · شَائِيَات
- active participle of شَاءَ (šāʔa)
شاء²
- /ʃaːʔ/
Where it comes from
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 ʔ), whereas the paucal plural شِوَاه (šiwāh) is cross-referenced under ش و ه (š w h). Compare Hebrew שֶׂה (śe).
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Talk about this word "شاء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. شاء. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1 "شاء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1.Cite this
@misc{micwyn_2026,
title = {شاء},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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