# sha
## Translingual
### Symbol

sha
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Shall-Zwall.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Shall-Zwall terms

## English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian ша (ša).

#### Noun

sha (plural shas)
* The letter Ш, ш.

##### Translations
#### Further reading

* sha (Cyrillic) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

sha (plural shas)
* Alternative form of shah (“king of Persia etc.”)

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

sha (plural shas)
* (computing) Alternative letter-case form of SHA (“cryptographic hash”)

### Anagrams

* ash, SAH, AHS, has, šâh, Ahs, ha's, šāh, Ash, Hsa., sah, ahs

## Albanian
### Etymology

Allegro form of pasha, itself an optative form of kam.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃa/

### Interjection

sha
* by

### References

* ↑ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “sha”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 406

## Hausa
### Etymology

From Proto-Chadic *s₂w-. Compare with Tarifit su (“to drink”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃá/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [ʃə́]

### Verb

sha (grade Ø)
* to drink

## Japanese
### Romanization

sha
* The hiragana syllable しゃ (sha) or the katakana syllable シャ (sha) in Hepburn romanization.

## Louisiana Creole
### Etymology

Inherited from French chat (“cat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃa/
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

sha
* (a) cat (an animal of the family Felidae)
    Synonym: minou
    Hyponym: matou

#### Derived terms

* sha faroush

## Mandarin
### Romanization

sha
* Nonstandard spelling of shā.
* Nonstandard spelling of shá.
* Nonstandard spelling of shǎ.
* Nonstandard spelling of shà.

#### Usage notes

* Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

## Mpade
### Etymology

From Proto-Central Chadic *ɬa.

### Noun

sha f
* cow

### References

* S. Allison, Makary Kotoko Provisional Lexicon (SIL)
* R.C. Gravina, The Phonology of Proto-Central Chadic

## Swazi
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́à.

#### Adjective

-sha
* new

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́a.

#### Verb

-shá
* to burn

##### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́à.

#### Adjective

-shá
* new
* fresh
* young

##### Derived terms

* abasha
* intsha
* ubusha

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́a.

#### Verb

-shá
* (intransitive) to burn, to be on fire
* (intransitive) to evaporate
* (intransitive) to dry up

##### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukusha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukusha | ukungashi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yisha | -she |
| Plural | yishani | -sheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyasha, ngisha | engishayo, engisha | ngisha | angishi | engingashi | ngingashi |
| 2nd singular | uyasha, usha | oshayo, osha | usha | awushi | ongashi | ungashi |
| 1st plural | siyasha, sisha | esishayo, esisha | sisha | asishi | esingashi | singashi |
| 2nd plural | niyasha, nisha | enishayo, enisha | nisha | anishi | eningashi | ningashi |
| Class 1 | uyasha, usha | oshayo, osha | esha | akashi | ongashi | engashi |
| Class 2 | bayasha, basha | abashayo, abasha | besha | abashi | abangashi | bengashi |
| Class 3 | uyasha, usha | oshayo, osha | usha | awushi | ongashi | ungashi |
| Class 4 | iyasha, isha | eshayo, esha | isha | ayishi | engashi | ingashi |
| Class 5 | liyasha, lisha | elishayo, elisha | lisha | alishi | elingashi | lingashi |
| Class 6 | ayasha, asha | ashayo, asha | esha | awashi | angashi | engashi |
| Class 7 | siyasha, sisha | esishayo, esisha | sisha | asishi | esingashi | singashi |
| Class 8 | ziyasha, zisha | ezishayo, ezisha | zisha | azishi | ezingashi | zingashi |
| Class 9 | iyasha, isha | eshayo, esha | isha | ayishi | engashi | ingashi |
| Class 10 | ziyasha, zisha | ezishayo, ezisha | zisha | azishi | ezingashi | zingashi |
| Class 11 | luyasha, lusha | olushayo, olusha | lusha | alushi | olungashi | lungashi |
| Class 14 | buyasha, busha | obushayo, obusha | busha | abushi | obungashi | bungashi |
| Class 15 | kuyasha, kusha | okushayo, okusha | kusha | akushi | okungashi | kungashi |
| Class 17 | kuyasha, kusha | okushayo, okusha | kusha | akushi | okungashi | kungashi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngishile, ngishē | engishile, engishē | ngishile, ngishē | angishanga | engingashanga | ngingashanga |
| 2nd singular | ushile, ushē | oshile, oshē | ushile, ushē | awushanga | ongashanga | ungashanga |
| 1st plural | sishile, sishē | esishile, esishē | sishile, sishē | asishanga | esingashanga | singashanga |
| 2nd plural | nishile, nishē | enishile, enishē | nishile, nishē | anishanga | eningashanga | ningashanga |
| Class 1 | ushile, ushē | oshile, oshē | eshile, eshē | akashanga | ongashanga | engashanga |
| Class 2 | bashile, bashē | abashile, abashē | beshile, beshē | abashanga | abangashanga | bengashanga |
| Class 3 | ushile, ushē | oshile, oshē | ushile, ushē | awushanga | ongashanga | ungashanga |
| Class 4 | ishile, ishē | eshile, eshē | ishile, ishē | ayishanga | engashanga | ingashanga |
| Class 5 | lishile, lishē | elishile, elishē | lishile, lishē | alishanga | elingashanga | lingashanga |
| Class 6 | ashile, ashē | ashile, ashē | eshile, eshē | awashanga | angashanga | engashanga |
| Class 7 | sishile, sishē | esishile, esishē | sishile, sishē | asishanga | esingashanga | singashanga |
| Class 8 | zishile, zishē | ezishile, ezishē | zishile, zishē | azishanga | ezingashanga | zingashanga |
| Class 9 | ishile, ishē | eshile, eshē | ishile, ishē | ayishanga | engashanga | ingashanga |
| Class 10 | zishile, zishē | ezishile, ezishē | zishile, zishē | azishanga | ezingashanga | zingashanga |
| Class 11 | lushile, lushē | olushile, olushē | lushile, lushē | alushanga | olungashanga | lungashanga |
| Class 14 | bushile, bushē | obushile, obushē | bushile, bushē | abushanga | obungashanga | bungashanga |
| Class 15 | kushile, kushē | okushile, okushē | kushile, kushē | akushanga | okungashanga | kungashanga |
| Class 17 | kushile, kushē | okushile, okushē | kushile, kushē | akushanga | okungashanga | kungashanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāsha | engāsha | ngāsha | angishanga | engingashanga | ngingashanga |
| 2nd singular | wāsha | owāsha | wāsha | awushanga | ongashanga | ungashanga |
| 1st plural | sāsha | esāsha | sāsha | asishanga | esingashanga | singashanga |
| 2nd plural | nāsha | enāsha | nāsha | anishanga | eningashanga | ningashanga |
| Class 1 | wāsha | owāsha | āsha | akashanga | ongashanga | engashanga |
| Class 2 | bāsha | abāsha | bāsha | abashanga | abangashanga | bengashanga |
| Class 3 | wāsha | owāsha | wāsha | awushanga | ongashanga | ungashanga |
| Class 4 | yāsha | eyāsha | yāsha | ayishanga | engashanga | ingashanga |
| Class 5 | lāsha | elāsha | lāsha | alishanga | elingashanga | lingashanga |
| Class 6 | āsha | āsha | āsha | awashanga | angashanga | engashanga |
| Class 7 | sāsha | esāsha | sāsha | asishanga | esingashanga | singashanga |
| Class 8 | zāsha | ezāsha | zāsha | azishanga | ezingashanga | zingashanga |
| Class 9 | yāsha | eyāsha | yāsha | ayishanga | engashanga | ingashanga |
| Class 10 | zāsha | ezāsha | zāsha | azishanga | ezingashanga | zingashanga |
| Class 11 | lwāsha | olwāsha | lwāsha | alushanga | olungashanga | lungashanga |
| Class 14 | bāsha | obāsha | bāsha | abushanga | obungashanga | bungashanga |
| Class 15 | kwāsha | okwāsha | kwāsha | akushanga | okungashanga | kungashanga |
| Class 17 | kwāsha | okwāsha | kwāsha | akushanga | okungashanga | kungashanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingasha | — | ngingasha | ngingeshe | — | ngingeshe |
| 2nd singular | ungasha | — | ungasha | ungeshe | — | ungeshe |
| 1st plural | singasha | — | singasha | singeshe | — | singeshe |
| 2nd plural | ningasha | — | ningasha | ningeshe | — | ningeshe |
| Class 1 | angasha | — | engasha | angeshe | — | engeshe |
| Class 2 | bangasha | — | bengasha | bangeshe | — | bengeshe |
| Class 3 | ungasha | — | ungasha | ungeshe | — | ungeshe |
| Class 4 | ingasha | — | ingasha | ingeshe | — | ingeshe |
| Class 5 | lingasha | — | lingasha | lingeshe | — | lingeshe |
| Class 6 | angasha | — | engasha | angeshe | — | engeshe |
| Class 7 | singasha | — | singasha | singeshe | — | singeshe |
| Class 8 | zingasha | — | zingasha | zingeshe | — | zingeshe |
| Class 9 | ingasha | — | ingasha | ingeshe | — | ingeshe |
| Class 10 | zingasha | — | zingasha | zingeshe | — | zingeshe |
| Class 11 | lungasha | — | lungasha | lungeshe | — | lungeshe |
| Class 14 | bungasha | — | bungasha | bungeshe | — | bungeshe |
| Class 15 | kungasha | — | kungasha | kungeshe | — | kungeshe |
| Class 17 | kungasha | — | kungasha | kungeshe | — | kungeshe |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokusha | engizokusha | ngizokusha | angizukusha | engingezukusha | ngingezukusha |
| 2nd singular | uzokusha | ozokusha | uzokusha | awuzukusha | ongezukusha | ungezukusha |
| 1st plural | sizokusha | esizokusha | sizokusha | asizukusha | esingezukusha | singezukusha |
| 2nd plural | nizokusha | enizokusha | nizokusha | anizukusha | eningezukusha | ningezukusha |
| Class 1 | uzokusha | ozokusha | ezokusha | akazukusha | ongezukusha | engezukusha |
| Class 2 | bazokusha | abazokusha | bezokusha | abazukusha | abangezukusha | bengezukusha |
| Class 3 | uzokusha | ozokusha | uzokusha | awuzukusha | ongezukusha | ungezukusha |
| Class 4 | izokusha | ezokusha | izokusha | ayizukusha | engezukusha | ingezukusha |
| Class 5 | lizokusha | elizokusha | lizokusha | alizukusha | elingezukusha | lingezukusha |
| Class 6 | azokusha | azokusha | ezokusha | awazukusha | angezukusha | engezukusha |
| Class 7 | sizokusha | esizokusha | sizokusha | asizukusha | esingezukusha | singezukusha |
| Class 8 | zizokusha | ezizokusha | zizokusha | azizukusha | ezingezukusha | zingezukusha |
| Class 9 | izokusha | ezokusha | izokusha | ayizukusha | engezukusha | ingezukusha |
| Class 10 | zizokusha | ezizokusha | zizokusha | azizukusha | ezingezukusha | zingezukusha |
| Class 11 | luzokusha | oluzokusha | luzokusha | aluzukusha | olungezukusha | lungezukusha |
| Class 14 | buzokusha | obuzokusha | buzokusha | abuzukusha | obungezukusha | bungezukusha |
| Class 15 | kuzokusha | okuzokusha | kuzokusha | akuzukusha | okungezukusha | kungezukusha |
| Class 17 | kuzokusha | okuzokusha | kuzokusha | akuzukusha | okungezukusha | kungezukusha |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokusha | engiyokusha | ngiyokusha | angiyukusha | engingeyukusha | ngingeyukusha |
| 2nd singular | uyokusha | oyokusha | uyokusha | awuyukusha | ongeyukusha | ungeyukusha |
| 1st plural | siyokusha | esiyokusha | siyokusha | asiyukusha | esingeyukusha | singeyukusha |
| 2nd plural | niyokusha | eniyokusha | niyokusha | aniyukusha | eningeyukusha | ningeyukusha |
| Class 1 | uyokusha | oyokusha | eyokusha | akayukusha | ongeyukusha | engeyukusha |
| Class 2 | bayokusha | abayokusha | beyokusha | abayukusha | abangeyukusha | bengeyukusha |
| Class 3 | uyokusha | oyokusha | uyokusha | awuyukusha | ongeyukusha | ungeyukusha |
| Class 4 | iyokusha | eyokusha | iyokusha | ayiyukusha | engeyukusha | ingeyukusha |
| Class 5 | liyokusha | eliyokusha | liyokusha | aliyukusha | elingeyukusha | lingeyukusha |
| Class 6 | ayokusha | ayokusha | eyokusha | awayukusha | angeyukusha | engeyukusha |
| Class 7 | siyokusha | esiyokusha | siyokusha | asiyukusha | esingeyukusha | singeyukusha |
| Class 8 | ziyokusha | eziyokusha | ziyokusha | aziyukusha | ezingeyukusha | zingeyukusha |
| Class 9 | iyokusha | eyokusha | iyokusha | ayiyukusha | engeyukusha | ingeyukusha |
| Class 10 | ziyokusha | eziyokusha | ziyokusha | aziyukusha | ezingeyukusha | zingeyukusha |
| Class 11 | luyokusha | oluyokusha | luyokusha | aluyukusha | olungeyukusha | lungeyukusha |
| Class 14 | buyokusha | obuyokusha | buyokusha | abuyukusha | obungeyukusha | bungeyukusha |
| Class 15 | kuyokusha | okuyokusha | kuyokusha | akuyukusha | okungeyukusha | kungeyukusha |
| Class 17 | kuyokusha | okuyokusha | kuyokusha | akuyukusha | okungeyukusha | kungeyukusha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngishe | ngingashi |
| 2nd singular | ushe | ungashi |
| 1st plural | sishe | singashi |
| 2nd plural | nishe | ningashi |
| Class 1 | ashe | angashi |
| Class 2 | bashe | bangashi |
| Class 3 | ushe | ungashi |
| Class 4 | ishe | ingashi |
| Class 5 | lishe | lingashi |
| Class 6 | ashe | angashi |
| Class 7 | sishe | singashi |
| Class 8 | zishe | zingashi |
| Class 9 | ishe | ingashi |
| Class 10 | zishe | zingashi |
| Class 11 | lushe | lungashi |
| Class 14 | bushe | bungashi |
| Class 15 | kushe | kungashi |
| Class 17 | kushe | kungashi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngasha | ngangasha, angasha, angangasha |
| 2nd singular | washa | wangasha, awasha, awangasha |
| 1st plural | sasha | sangasha, asasha, asangasha |
| 2nd plural | nasha | nangasha, anasha, anangasha |
| Class 1 | washa | wangasha, akasha, akangasha |
| Class 2 | basha | bangasha, abasha, abangasha |
| Class 3 | washa | wangasha, awasha, awangasha |
| Class 4 | yasha | yangasha, ayasha, ayangasha |
| Class 5 | lasha | langasha, alasha, alangasha |
| Class 6 | asha | angasha, awasha, awangasha |
| Class 7 | sasha | sangasha, asasha, asangasha |
| Class 8 | zasha | zangasha, azasha, azangasha |
| Class 9 | yasha | yangasha, ayasha, ayangasha |
| Class 10 | zasha | zangasha, azasha, azangasha |
| Class 11 | lwasha | lwangasha, alwasha, alwangasha |
| Class 14 | basha | bangasha, abasha, abangasha |
| Class 15 | kwasha | kwangasha, akwasha, akwangasha |
| Class 17 | kwasha | kwangasha, akwasha, akwangasha |

##### Derived terms

* -shela
* -shisa

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sha”
* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “sha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sha”