ش

ش

See also: 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

Etymology

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), Aramaic ܫ‎. More at Shin.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʃiːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

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

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).

See also

• (Arabic script letters) ا‎ (ā), ب‎ (b), ت‎ (t), ث‎ (ṯ), ج‎ (j), ح‎ (ḥ), خ‎ (ḵ), د‎ (d), ذ‎ (ḏ), ر‎ (r), ز‎ (z), س‎ (s), ش (š), ص‎ (ṣ), ض‎ (ḍ), ط‎ (ṭ), ظ‎ (ẓ), ع‎ (ʕ), غ‎ (ḡ), ف‎ (f), ق‎ (q), ك‎ (k), ل‎ (l), م‎ (m), ن‎ (n), ه‎ (h), و‎ (w), ي‎ (y)
• Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: ش

References

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].

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Balti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/, [ʃ]

Letter

ش (š)

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

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Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕ/, [ɕ]

Letter

ش (ś)

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

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Chinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂ/, [ʂ], [ɕ]

Letter

ش

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

Usage notes

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

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Kashmiri

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʃiːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

ش • (ś)

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

Forms

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

See also

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

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Kazakh

Cyrillic	Ш, ш (Ş, ş)
Arabic	ش
Latin

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʃiːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

ش • (ş)

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

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: س‎
• Next letter: ع‎
• (Arabic script letters) ا‎, ب‎, پ‎, ﺕ‎, ﺝ‎, ﭺ‎, ﺡ‎, ﺩ‎, ﺭ‎, ﺯ‎, ﺱ‎, ﺵ‎, ﻉ‎, ﻑ‎, ﻕ‎, ك‎, گ‎, ڭ‎, ﻝ‎, ﻡ‎, ﻥ‎, ە‎, ھ‎, و‎, ۇ‎, ۋ‎, ۆ‎, ى‎, ي‎.

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Khowar

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʃin/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

ش (šīn)

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

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: س‎
• Next letter: ݰ‎

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Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [ʃen]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [ʃ]

Letter

ش / ش‍ / ‍ش‍ / ‍ش‎

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

See also

• (Arabic script letters) حروف‎; ا‎,‎ ب‎,‎ ت‎,‎ ث‎,‎ ج‎,‎ چ‎,‎ ح‎,‎ خ‎,‎ د‎,‎ ذ‎,‎ ر‎,‎ ز‎,‎ س‎,‎ ش,‎ ص‎,‎ ض‎,‎ ط‎,‎ ظ‎,‎ ع‎,‎ غ‎,‎ ڠ‎,‎ ف‎,‎ ڤ‎,‎ ق‎,‎ ک‎,‎ ݢ‎,‎ ل‎,‎ م‎,‎ ن‎,‎ و‎,‎ ۏ‎,‎ ه‎,‎ ء‎,‎ ي‎,‎ ى‎,‎ ڽ‎ ^[edit]

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʃin/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

ش • (šin)

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

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: س‎
• Next letter: ښ‎

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭‎ (-išn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /(j)iʃ/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /(j)ɪʃ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /(j)eʃ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /(j)iʃ/

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Suffix

ـش • (-eš)

1. A rough equivalent of -tion or -ment, appended to the present stem of a verb, resulting in a noun describing the action of that verb.

Usage notes

Present stems ending in a long vowel add ـیـ‎ (-y-) before this suffix, for example the present stem of the verb پالودن‎ (pâludan) being پالا‎ (pâlâ), the resulting noun is پالایش‎ (pâlâyeš, “refinement”).

See also

Persian terms suffixed with ش

Letter

ش • (šin)

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

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Sindhi

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʃiːn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

ش (šīn)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: س‎
• Next letter: ص‎

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ/, [ʃ]

Suffix

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)

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   ‏ما بحكيش إنكليزي‎‎ ― ma biḥkīš ʔinglīzi ― he doesn't speak English

   Audio (Ramallah)

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   ‏تنساش‎ ― tinsāš ― don't forget

   Audio (Ramallah)

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   ‏ما تنساش‎ ― ma tinsāš ― don't forget

   Audio (Ramallah)

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   ‏ما كتبش‎ ― ma katabš ― he didn't write

   Audio (Ramallah)

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Usage notes

• 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.

See also

• مش‎ (miš)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian ـش‎ (-iš).

Pronunciation

• (letter name): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃiːn/
• (phoneme): (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

ش • (śīn)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: س‎
• Next letter: ص‎

Suffix

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

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).

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Uyghur

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʃe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

ش • (she)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Forms

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

See also

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

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Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ʃí/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Letter

ش (ṣ)

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

Forms

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

See also

• Previous letter: س‎
• Next letter: ت‎