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شَيْءًا something in Arabic

شَيْءًا is how you say “something” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

كُلَّمَا قِيلَ لَكَ شَيْئًا تَقَبَّلْهُ

Whenever something is said to you, accept it.

شَيْئًا something

An indefinite noun ('something') in the object ending, working as what gets said. The indefinite ending leaves it deliberately vague, any unspecified thing, which is exactly what the 'whenever' rule needs: it covers all cases without naming any.

From Seeking Refuge from the Devil

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More example sentences

وحسن الثناء عليه شيئاً لم يفتح على أحد قبلي ثم يقال يا محمد ارفع رأسك، سل تعطه، واشفع تشفع،

The praise of him was so excellent, something not granted to anyone before me. Then it is said, O Muhammad, raise your head, ask and you will be given, and intercede and your intercession will be accepted.

شَيْئًا something

An indefinite noun in the object form, summing up the whole praise as 'a thing'; the lack of 'the' keeps it unspecified and the ending marks its role. It is then qualified by the relative clause that follows.

From The Prophet's Intercession

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