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لاشَيْء
nothing /laː ˈʃajʔ/
nounB1#1595 most common
Also: not a thing, naught
Example sentences
لا شَيْء هُنا.
There is nothing here.
ماذا تُريد؟ لا شَيْء.
What do you want? Nothing.
لا شَيْء يُهِمُّني اليَوم.
Nothing matters to me today.
في الثَّلّاجة لا شَيْء تَقريباً.
There is almost nothing in the fridge.
لا شَيْء يَدوم إلى الأَبَد.
Nothing lasts forever.
لا شَيْء يُضاهي هُدوء الصَّباح الباكِر.
Nothing compares to the calm of the early morning.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لا شَيْءٌ | None |
| Genitive | لا شَيْءٍ | None |
| Accusative | لا شَيْئاً | None |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
Etymology
The word joins the negative particle لا ("no, not") with the noun شَيْء ("thing"). Together they form a fixed nominal meaning "nothing." The noun شَيْء derives from the root ش-ي-ء, which carries the broad sense of a thing or matter.
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