Proto-MSA

*ŝny - to see (Kogan 2015:544)

The origin is uncertain.

Mehri
ŝīnī - to see (ML 381)
Jibbali
ŝíní - to see (JL 253)
Soqotri
ŝíni - to see (LS 431, CSOL I 668, CSOL II 600)

In the speech of the informants of the Da’rho tribe “éḳdem ‘to see’ is very common, perhaps no less common than ŝíni. The two verbs appear to be used without any perceptible semantic or functional difference.” (Kogan 2015:519)