ش

Etymology
From, the source of. The association of "tooth" with this letter was the result of folk etymology and based on the corresponding Phoenician letter,, 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.

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Letter

 * 1) The thirteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by  and followed by.

Symbol

 * 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  and followed by.

Letter

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

Letter

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

Letter

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

Usage notes

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

Etymology
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Pronoun

 * 1)  what

Letter

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

Letter

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

Letter

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

Letter

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

Etymology
From.

Suffix

 * 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 before this suffix, for example the present stem of the verb being, the resulting noun is.

Letter

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

Alternative forms

 * letter:

Letter

 * 1) The nineteenth letter of Punjabi in the  script.

Letter

 * 1) The thirtieth letter of the Sindhi abjad.

Suffix

 * 1) don't, didn't

Usage notes

 * shifts the stress to the end of the verbal phrase, lengthening final vowels.
 * may be used by itself or together with ; in the past tense, however, is required.

Letter

 * 1) The nineteenth letter of the Urdu abjad.

Etymology 2
From.

Suffix

 * 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 in Persian before this suffix, usually become ـئـ due to modified pronunciation. In certain instances, ـیـ remains or is one of the acceptable spellings. For example, Persian is normally spelled as Urdu.

Letter

 * 1) The fourteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

Letter

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