شية

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Arabic

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Root
و ش ي (w š y)
4 terms

Noun

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شِيَة (šiyaf (plural شِيَات (šiyāt))

  1. spot of different color, sign of refinement
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:71:
      إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا ذَلُولٌ تُثِيرُ الْأَرْضَ وَلَا تَسْقِي الْحَرْثَ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لَّا شِيَةَ فِيهَا
      ʔinnahā baqaratun lā ḏalūlun tuṯīru l-ʔarḍa walā tasqī l-ḥarṯa musallamatun lā šiyata fīhā
      ’Tis a cow not made to comply to plough the earth or irrigate the field, but is untainted with no spot upon her.

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