شاطئ
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ش ط ء (š-ṭ-ʾ). Has the form of an derived from the active participle but the corresponding verb شَتَأَ (šataʾa, “to walk on the shore”) may rather be derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaː.tˤiʔ/
Noun
شَاطِئ • (šāṭiʾ) m (plural شَوَاطِئ (šawāṭiʾ) or شُطْآن (šuṭʾān))
- shore, coast, seacoast, beach, strand
Declension
Declension of noun شَاطِئ (šāṭiʾ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَاطِئ šāṭiʾ | الشَّاطِئ aš-šāṭiʾ | شَاطِئ šāṭiʾ |
Nominative | شَاطِئٌ šāṭiʾun | الشَّاطِئُ aš-šāṭiʾu | شَاطِئُ šāṭiʾu |
Accusative | شَاطِئًا šāṭiʾan | الشَّاطِئَ aš-šāṭiʾa | شَاطِئَ šāṭiʾa |
Genitive | شَاطِئٍ šāṭiʾin | الشَّاطِئِ aš-šāṭiʾi | شَاطِئِ šāṭiʾi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | شَاطِئَيْن šāṭiʾayn | الشَّاطِئَيْن aš-šāṭiʾayn | شَاطِئَيْ šāṭiʾay |
Nominative | شَاطِئَانِ šāṭiʾāni | الشَّاطِئَانِ aš-šāṭiʾāni | شَاطِئَا šāṭiʾā |
Accusative | شَاطِئَيْنِ šāṭiʾayni | الشَّاطِئَيْنِ aš-šāṭiʾayni | شَاطِئَيْ šāṭiʾay |
Genitive | شَاطِئَيْنِ šāṭiʾayni | الشَّاطِئَيْنِ aš-šāṭiʾayni | شَاطِئَيْ šāṭiʾay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَوَاطِئ; شُطْآن šawāṭiʾ; šuṭʾān | الشَّوَاطِئ; الشُّطْآن aš-šawāṭiʾ; aš-šuṭʾān | شَوَاطِئ; شُطْآن šawāṭiʾ; šuṭʾān |
Nominative | شَوَاطِئُ; شُطْآنٌ šawāṭiʾu; šuṭʾānun | الشَّوَاطِئُ; الشُّطْآنُ aš-šawāṭiʾu; aš-šuṭʾānu | شَوَاطِئُ; شُطْآنُ šawāṭiʾu; šuṭʾānu |
Accusative | شَوَاطِئَ; شُطْآنًا šawāṭiʾa; šuṭʾānan | الشَّوَاطِئَ; الشُّطْآنَ aš-šawāṭiʾa; aš-šuṭʾāna | شَوَاطِئَ; شُطْآنَ šawāṭiʾa; šuṭʾāna |
Genitive | شَوَاطِئَ; شُطْآنٍ šawāṭiʾa; šuṭʾānin | الشَّوَاطِئِ; الشُّطْآنِ aš-šawāṭiʾi; aš-šuṭʾāni | شَوَاطِئِ; شُطْآنِ šawāṭiʾi; šuṭʾāni |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “شطء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN