سلة

سلة

Arabic

Pronunciation

• Etymology 1, 2: IPA^(key): /sal.la/,

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• Etymology 3: IPA^(key): /sil.la/, IPA^(key): /sul.la/

Etymology 1

Instance noun of سَلّ‎ (sall, “drawing out”).

Noun

سَلَّة • (salla) f (plural سَلَّات‎ (sallāt))

1. instance noun of سَلّ‎ (sall, “drawing out”).

Declension

Declension of noun سَلَّة (salla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّة salla	السَّلَّة‎ as-salla	سَلَّة sallat
Nominative	سَلَّةٌ sallatun	السَّلَّةُ‎ as-sallatu	سَلَّةُ sallatu
Accusative	سَلَّةً sallatan	السَّلَّةَ‎ as-sallata	سَلَّةَ sallata
Genitive	سَلَّةٍ sallatin	السَّلَّةِ‎ as-sallati	سَلَّةِ sallati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّتَيْن‎ sallatayn	السَّلَّتَيْن‎ as-sallatayn	سَلَّتَيْ‎ sallatay
Nominative	سَلَّتَانِ‎ sallatāni	السَّلَّتَانِ‎ as-sallatāni	سَلَّتَا‎ sallatā
Accusative	سَلَّتَيْنِ‎ sallatayni	السَّلَّتَيْنِ‎ as-sallatayni	سَلَّتَيْ‎ sallatay
Genitive	سَلَّتَيْنِ‎ sallatayni	السَّلَّتَيْنِ‎ as-sallatayni	سَلَّتَيْ‎ sallatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّات‎ sallāt	السَّلَّات‎ as-sallāt	سَلَّات‎ sallāt
Nominative	سَلَّاتٌ‎ sallātun	السَّلَّاتُ‎ as-sallātu	سَلَّاتُ‎ sallātu
Accusative	سَلَّاتٍ‎ sallātin	السَّلَّاتِ‎ as-sallāti	سَلَّاتِ‎ sallāti
Genitive	سَلَّاتٍ‎ sallātin	السَّلَّاتِ‎ as-sallāti	سَلَّاتِ‎ sallāti

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic סַלְּתָא‎ (salləṯā, “basket”).

Alternative forms

• سَلّ‎ (sall)

Noun

سَلَّة • (salla) f (plural سِلَال‎ (silāl) or سَلَّات‎ (sallāt))

1. basket

Declension

Declension of noun سَلَّة (salla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّة salla	السَّلَّة‎ as-salla	سَلَّة sallat
Nominative	سَلَّةٌ sallatun	السَّلَّةُ‎ as-sallatu	سَلَّةُ sallatu
Accusative	سَلَّةً sallatan	السَّلَّةَ‎ as-sallata	سَلَّةَ sallata
Genitive	سَلَّةٍ sallatin	السَّلَّةِ‎ as-sallati	سَلَّةِ sallati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّتَيْن‎ sallatayn	السَّلَّتَيْن‎ as-sallatayn	سَلَّتَيْ‎ sallatay
Nominative	سَلَّتَانِ‎ sallatāni	السَّلَّتَانِ‎ as-sallatāni	سَلَّتَا‎ sallatā
Accusative	سَلَّتَيْنِ‎ sallatayni	السَّلَّتَيْنِ‎ as-sallatayni	سَلَّتَيْ‎ sallatay
Genitive	سَلَّتَيْنِ‎ sallatayni	السَّلَّتَيْنِ‎ as-sallatayni	سَلَّتَيْ‎ sallatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِلَال‎‎; سَلَّات‎ silāl‎; sallāt	السِّلَال‎‎; السَّلَّات‎ as-silāl‎; as-sallāt	سِلَال‎‎; سَلَّات‎ silāl‎; sallāt
Nominative	سِلَالٌ‎‎; سَلَّاتٌ‎ silālun‎; sallātun	السِّلَالُ‎‎; السَّلَّاتُ‎ as-silālu‎; as-sallātu	سِلَالُ‎‎; سَلَّاتُ‎ silālu‎; sallātu
Accusative	سِلَالًا‎‎; سَلَّاتٍ‎ silālan‎; sallātin	السِّلَالَ‎‎; السَّلَّاتِ‎ as-silāla‎; as-sallāti	سِلَالَ‎‎; سَلَّاتِ‎ silāla‎; sallāti
Genitive	سِلَالٍ‎‎; سَلَّاتٍ‎ silālin‎; sallātin	السِّلَالِ‎‎; السَّلَّاتِ‎ as-silāli‎; as-sallāti	سِلَالِ‎‎; سَلَّاتِ‎ silāli‎; sallāti

Derived terms

• كُرَة اَلسَّلَّة‎ (kurat as-salla, “basketball”)

Descendants

• Kurdish:

  → Central Kurdish: سەلە‎ (sele, “wicker tray”)

• → Middle Armenian: սալայ (salay)

Etymology 3

سِلَّة – Hedysarum coronarium

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܠܬܐ‎ (seltā, “moss, lichen, seawead; a contemptible plant”); compare Hebrew סִלֹּון‎ (sillōn, “briar”).

Noun

سِلَّة or سُلَّة • (silla or sulla) f

1. sweetvetch (Hedysarum spp.)

Declension

Declension of noun سِلَّة (silla)‎; سُلَّة (sulla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِلَّة‎; سُلَّة silla‎; sulla	السِّلَّة‎‎; السُّلَّة‎ as-silla‎; as-sulla	سِلَّة‎; سُلَّة sillat‎; sullat
Nominative	سِلَّةٌ‎; سُلَّةٌ sillatun‎; sullatun	السِّلَّةُ‎‎; السُّلَّةُ‎ as-sillatu‎; as-sullatu	سِلَّةُ‎; سُلَّةُ sillatu‎; sullatu
Accusative	سِلَّةً‎; سُلَّةً sillatan‎; sullatan	السِّلَّةَ‎‎; السُّلَّةَ‎ as-sillata‎; as-sullata	سِلَّةَ‎; سُلَّةَ sillata‎; sullata
Genitive	سِلَّةٍ‎; سُلَّةٍ sillatin‎; sullatin	السِّلَّةِ‎‎; السُّلَّةِ‎ as-sillati‎; as-sullati	سِلَّةِ‎; سُلَّةِ sillati‎; sullati

Descendants

• Maltese: silla, sulla
• → Catalan: sulla
• → English: sulla, soola, soola clover
• → Kabyle: tasulla
• → Spanish: sulla, zulla
  • → Italian: sulla
  • → Sicilian: suḍḍa

References

• Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 29)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, LCCN 96052434, page 259
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 75–76
• Freytag, Georg (1833), “سلة”, 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
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “سلة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1396
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سلة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَّة‎ (salla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sal.le/, [ˈsal.le]
• IPA^(key): /sal.la/, [ˈsal.la]

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Noun

سلّة • (salle) f (plural سلال‎ (slāl) or سلّات‎ (sallāt))

1. basket, bin

   ‏سلّة زبالة‎‎ ― sallet zbāle ― trash can, rubbish bin

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