سل

سل

See also: شل‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س ل ل‎ (s-l-l). Cognate to Classical Syriac ܫܠܳܐ‎ (šəllā, “to pull out gently”) and Hebrew שָׁלַל‎ (šālal, “to draw out”), Ge'ez ሰሰለ (säsälä, “to withdraw”).

Verb

سَلَّ • (salla) I, non-past يَسُلُّ‎‎ (yasullu)

1. to pull out, to withdraw, to draw, to remove gently
   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 1:187:

     ‏مَنْ سَلَّ عَلَيْنَا السَّيْفَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا.‎‎

     man salla ʿalaynā s-sayfa falaysa minnā.

     He who draws the sword against us is none of us.

2. (passive) to suffer tuberculosis, to be consumptive

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَلَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun سَلّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						سَلّ sall
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَالّ‎ sāll
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَسْلُول‎ maslūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَلَلْتُ‎ salaltu	سَلَلْتَ‎ salalta	سَلَّ salla		سَلَلْتُمَا‎ salaltumā	سَلَّا‎ sallā		سَلَلْنَا‎ salalnā	سَلَلْتُمْ‎ salaltum	سَلُّوا‎ sallū
	f		سَلَلْتِ‎ salalti	سَلَّتْ‎ sallat			سَلَّتَا‎ sallatā			سَلَلْتُنَّ‎ salaltunna	سَلَلْنَ‎ salalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسُلُّ‎ ʾasullu	تَسُلُّ‎ tasullu	يَسُلُّ‎ yasullu		تَسُلَّانِ‎ tasullāni	يَسُلَّانِ‎ yasullāni		نَسُلُّ‎ nasullu	تَسُلُّونَ‎ tasullūna	يَسُلُّونَ‎ yasullūna
	f		تَسُلِّينَ‎ tasullīna	تَسُلُّ‎ tasullu			تَسُلَّانِ‎ tasullāni			تَسْلُلْنَ‎ taslulna	يَسْلُلْنَ‎ yaslulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسُلَّ‎ ʾasulla	تَسُلَّ‎ tasulla	يَسُلَّ‎ yasulla		تَسُلَّا‎ tasullā	يَسُلَّا‎ yasullā		نَسُلَّ‎ nasulla	تَسُلُّوا‎ tasullū	يَسُلُّوا‎ yasullū
	f		تَسُلِّي‎ tasullī	تَسُلَّ‎ tasulla			تَسُلَّا‎ tasullā			تَسْلُلْنَ‎ taslulna	يَسْلُلْنَ‎ yaslulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسُلَّ‎ or أَسُلِّ‎ or أَسْلُلْ‎ ʾasulla or ʾasulli or ʾaslul	تَسُلَّ‎ or تَسُلِّ‎ or تَسْلُلْ‎ tasulla or tasulli or taslul	يَسُلَّ‎ or يَسُلِّ‎ or يَسْلُلْ‎ yasulla or yasulli or yaslul		تَسُلَّا‎ tasullā	يَسُلَّا‎ yasullā		نَسُلَّ‎ or نَسُلِّ‎ or نَسْلُلْ‎ nasulla or nasulli or naslul	تَسُلُّوا‎ tasullū	يَسُلُّوا‎ yasullū
	f		تَسُلِّي‎ tasullī	تَسُلَّ‎ or تَسُلِّ‎ or تَسْلُلْ‎ tasulla or tasulli or taslul			تَسُلَّا‎ tasullā			تَسْلُلْنَ‎ taslulna	يَسْلُلْنَ‎ yaslulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سُلَّ or سُلِّ or اُسْلُلْ‎ sulla or sulli or uslul			سُلَّا‎ sullā				سُلُّوا‎ sullū
	f		سُلِّي‎ sullī							اُسْلُلْنَ‎ uslulna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُلِلْتُ‎ suliltu	سُلِلْتَ‎ sulilta	سُلَّ sulla		سُلِلْتُمَا‎ suliltumā	سُلَّا‎ sullā		سُلِلْنَا‎ sulilnā	سُلِلْتُمْ‎ suliltum	سُلُّوا‎ sullū
	f		سُلِلْتِ‎ sulilti	سُلَّتْ‎ sullat			سُلَّتَا‎ sullatā			سُلِلْتُنَّ‎ suliltunna	سُلِلْنَ‎ sulilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَلُّ‎ ʾusallu	تُسَلُّ‎ tusallu	يُسَلُّ‎ yusallu		تُسَلَّانِ‎ tusallāni	يُسَلَّانِ‎ yusallāni		نُسَلُّ‎ nusallu	تُسَلُّونَ‎ tusallūna	يُسَلُّونَ‎ yusallūna
	f		تُسَلِّينَ‎ tusallīna	تُسَلُّ‎ tusallu			تُسَلَّانِ‎ tusallāni			تُسْلَلْنَ‎ tuslalna	يُسْلَلْنَ‎ yuslalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَلَّ‎ ʾusalla	تُسَلَّ‎ tusalla	يُسَلَّ‎ yusalla		تُسَلَّا‎ tusallā	يُسَلَّا‎ yusallā		نُسَلَّ‎ nusalla	تُسَلُّوا‎ tusallū	يُسَلُّوا‎ yusallū
	f		تُسَلِّي‎ tusallī	تُسَلَّ‎ tusalla			تُسَلَّا‎ tusallā			تُسْلَلْنَ‎ tuslalna	يُسْلَلْنَ‎ yuslalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَلَّ‎ or أُسَلِّ‎ or أُسْلَلْ‎ ʾusalla or ʾusalli or ʾuslal	تُسَلَّ‎ or تُسَلِّ‎ or تُسْلَلْ‎ tusalla or tusalli or tuslal	يُسَلَّ‎ or يُسَلِّ‎ or يُسْلَلْ‎ yusalla or yusalli or yuslal		تُسَلَّا‎ tusallā	يُسَلَّا‎ yusallā		نُسَلَّ‎ or نُسَلِّ‎ or نُسْلَلْ‎ nusalla or nusalli or nuslal	تُسَلُّوا‎ tusallū	يُسَلُّوا‎ yusallū
	f		تُسَلِّي‎ tusallī	تُسَلَّ‎ or تُسَلِّ‎ or تُسْلَلْ‎ tusalla or tusalli or tuslal			تُسَلَّا‎ tusallā			تُسْلَلْنَ‎ tuslalna	يُسْلَلْنَ‎ yuslalna

Noun

سَلّ • (sall) m

1. verbal noun of سَلَّ (salla) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun سَلّ (sall)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلّ sall	السَّلّ‎ as-sall	سَلّ sall
Nominative	سَلٌّ sallun	السَّلُّ‎ as-sallu	سَلُّ sallu
Accusative	سَلًّا‎ sallan	السَّلَّ‎ as-salla	سَلَّ salla
Genitive	سَلٍّ sallin	السَّلِّ‎ as-salli	سَلِّ salli

Noun

سُلّ or سِلّ • (sull or sill) m

1. tuberculosis

Declension

Declension of noun سُلّ (sull)‎; سِلّ (sill)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سُلّ‎; سِلّ sull‎; sill	السُّلّ‎‎; السِّلّ‎ as-sull‎; as-sill	سُلّ‎; سِلّ sull‎; sill
Nominative	سُلٌّ‎; سِلٌّ sullun‎; sillun	السُّلُّ‎‎; السِّلُّ‎ as-sullu‎; as-sillu	سُلُّ‎; سِلُّ sullu‎; sillu
Accusative	سُلًّا‎‎; سِلًّا‎ sullan‎; sillan	السُّلَّ‎‎; السِّلَّ‎ as-sulla‎; as-silla	سُلَّ‎; سِلَّ sulla‎; silla
Genitive	سُلٍّ‎; سِلٍّ sullin‎; sillin	السُّلِّ‎‎; السِّلِّ‎ as-sulli‎; as-silli	سُلِّ‎; سِلِّ sulli‎; silli

Descendants

• Kurdish:

  → Central Kurdish: سیل‎ (sîl)

  → Southern Kurdish: سڵ‎ (sill)

• → Persian: سل‎ (sel)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic סַלָּא‎ / ܣܰܠܳܐ‎ (sallā, “basket”).

Alternative forms

• سَلَّة‎ (salla) – many times as often

Noun

سَلّ • (sall) m (plural سِلَال‎ (silāl))

1. basket

Declension

Declension of noun سَلّ (sall)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلّ sall	السَّلّ‎ as-sall	سَلّ sall
Nominative	سَلٌّ sallun	السَّلُّ‎ as-sallu	سَلُّ sallu
Accusative	سَلًّا‎ sallan	السَّلَّ‎ as-salla	سَلَّ salla
Genitive	سَلٍّ sallin	السَّلِّ‎ as-salli	سَلِّ salli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّيْن‎ sallayn	السَّلَّيْن‎ as-sallayn	سَلَّيْ‎ sallay
Nominative	سَلَّانِ‎ sallāni	السَّلَّانِ‎ as-sallāni	سَلَّا‎ sallā
Accusative	سَلَّيْنِ‎ sallayni	السَّلَّيْنِ‎ as-sallayni	سَلَّيْ‎ sallay
Genitive	سَلَّيْنِ‎ sallayni	السَّلَّيْنِ‎ as-sallayni	سَلَّيْ‎ sallay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِلَال‎ silāl	السِّلَال‎ as-silāl	سِلَال‎ silāl
Nominative	سِلَالٌ‎ silālun	السِّلَالُ‎ as-silālu	سِلَالُ‎ silālu
Accusative	سِلَالًا‎ silālan	السِّلَالَ‎ as-silāla	سِلَالَ‎ silāla
Genitive	سِلَالٍ‎ silālin	السِّلَالِ‎ as-silāli	سِلَالِ‎ silāli

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

سَلْ • (sal) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of سَأَلَ‎ (saʾala)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

سِلْ • (sil) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of سَالَ‎ (sāla)

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 75–76
• Freytag, Georg (1833), “سل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 336

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Pashto

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *śatám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćatám.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səl/

Numeral

سل • (sël)

1. hundred

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic سِلّ‎ (sill).

Noun

سل • (sell)

1. tuberculosis

Noun

سل • (sol)

1. (music) G, Sol (the fifth note of the fixed-Do solfège scale)
2. (music) Sol (the fifth note of the movable-Do solfège scale, i.e. the dominant)