شلة
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ش ل ل (š-l-l) meaning "to be taken away", "to pour forth or scatter", "to drive away or chasing off in groups"; applied to herds of camels and to companies of men.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃal.la/
Noun
شَلَّة • (šalla) f (plural شَلَّات (šallāt))
- clique, squad
Declension
Declension of noun شَلَّة (šalla)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَلَّة šalla | الشَّلَّة aš-šalla | شَلَّة šallat |
| Nominative | شَلَّةٌ šallatun | الشَّلَّةُ aš-šallatu | شَلَّةُ šallatu |
| Accusative | شَلَّةً šallatan | الشَّلَّةَ aš-šallata | شَلَّةَ šallata |
| Genitive | شَلَّةٍ šallatin | الشَّلَّةِ aš-šallati | شَلَّةِ šallati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شَلَّتَيْن šallatayn | الشَّلَّتَيْن aš-šallatayn | شَلَّتَيْ šallatay |
| Nominative | شَلَّتَانِ šallatāni | الشَّلَّتَانِ aš-šallatāni | شَلَّتَا šallatā |
| Accusative | شَلَّتَيْنِ šallatayni | الشَّلَّتَيْنِ aš-šallatayni | شَلَّتَيْ šallatay |
| Genitive | شَلَّتَيْنِ šallatayni | الشَّلَّتَيْنِ aš-šallatayni | شَلَّتَيْ šallatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَلَّات šallāt | الشَّلَّات aš-šallāt | شَلَّات šallāt |
| Nominative | شَلَّاتٌ šallātun | الشَّلَّاتُ aš-šallātu | شَلَّاتُ šallātu |
| Accusative | شَلَّاتٍ šallātin | الشَّلَّاتِ aš-šallāti | شَلَّاتِ šallāti |
| Genitive | شَلَّاتٍ šallātin | الشَّلَّاتِ aš-šallāti | شَلَّاتِ šallāti |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܫܶܠܳܠܳܐ (šillā, “skein”), cognate with Arabic سَلِيلَة (salīla, “oblong strips of muscles; a long slice of material;”); see also شَلِيل (šalīl, “wrap of cloth used as padding under the rear of a camel's saddle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃil.la/
Noun
شِلَّة • (šilla) f (plural شِلَل (šilal))
- hank, skein; clew
Declension
Declension of noun شِلَّة (šilla)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِلَّة šilla | الشِّلَّة aš-šilla | شِلَّة šillat |
| Nominative | شِلَّةٌ šillatun | الشِّلَّةُ aš-šillatu | شِلَّةُ šillatu |
| Accusative | شِلَّةً šillatan | الشِّلَّةَ aš-šillata | شِلَّةَ šillata |
| Genitive | شِلَّةٍ šillatin | الشِّلَّةِ aš-šillati | شِلَّةِ šillati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شِلَّتَيْن šillatayn | الشِّلَّتَيْن aš-šillatayn | شِلَّتَيْ šillatay |
| Nominative | شِلَّتَانِ šillatāni | الشِّلَّتَانِ aš-šillatāni | شِلَّتَا šillatā |
| Accusative | شِلَّتَيْنِ šillatayni | الشِّلَّتَيْنِ aš-šillatayni | شِلَّتَيْ šillatay |
| Genitive | شِلَّتَيْنِ šillatayni | الشِّلَّتَيْنِ aš-šillatayni | شِلَّتَيْ šillatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِلَل šilal | الشِّلَل aš-šilal | شِلَل šilal |
| Nominative | شِلَلٌ šilalun | الشِّلَلُ aš-šilalu | شِلَلُ šilalu |
| Accusative | شِلَلًا šilalan | الشِّلَلَ aš-šilala | شِلَلَ šilala |
| Genitive | شِلَلٍ šilalin | الشِّلَلِ aš-šilali | شِلَلِ šilali |