šáy thing; creature

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): šayá
Origin Pashto (Arabic): šaey
    • thing; creature
      • Example 893:
        eetíi pharé ba áa šay ǰhaáṭ khaṣeelíim baáanu phará phará.
        eetíi
        3sg.REM.obl
        pharé
        along
        ba
        top
        a
        IDEF
        šay
        thing
        ǰhaṭ
        fur
        khaṣaalé
        drag
        -íim
        -CPRD
        be
        go
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        phará
        yonder
        phará
        yonder
        Along it [that path], far away, a creature was going, dragging its fur.
        Source:
        A:HUA026
      • Example 1658:
        tíi wíia wée gubáa šay dhríṣṭu hínu.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        wíi
        water
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        in
        gubáa
        what
        šay
        thing
        dhríṣṭ
        see.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        She saw something in the water.
        Source:
        A:SHY053