שלו

שלו

Hebrew

Etymology 1

(See definition)

Preposition

שֶׁלּוֹ • (sheló)

1. Form of שֶׁל‎ (shel) including third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as object.

   ‏איפה הבן שלו?‎‎ ― éifo habén sheló? ― Where is his son?

2. (archaic) Form of שֶׁלְּ־‎ (shel'-) including third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as object. (This sense was synonymous with the previous, but was only found in attributive use.)

Usage notes

• This form also frequently results from שֶׁ־‎ (she-) + לוֹ‎ (lo).

Adjective

שָׁלֵו • (shálev) (feminine שלווה \\ שְׁלְוָה‎, masculine plural שלווים \\ שְׁלֵוִים‎, feminine plural שלוות \\ שְׁלְווֹת‎)

1. peaceful, calm, serene

Proper noun

שָׁלֵו • (shálev)

1. A male given name: Shalev.

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic سَلْوَى‎ (salwā), Judaeo-Aramaic סְלָו‎ (səlāw), Classical Syriac ܣܠܘܝ‎ (salway) and Soqotri [script needed] (šílhi).

Noun

שליו \\ שְׂלָו • (s'lav) m (plural indefinite שליוים \\ שַׂלְוִים‎, singular construct שליו \\ שְׂלַו־‎, plural construct שליוי \\ שַׂלְוֵי־‎)

1. quail