سحلية
Arabic
Etymology
Root consonants س ح ل (s ḥ l), but that forms meanings related to “scraping off”. Left unmentioned by Classical Arabic dictionaries. Only used in the Mashreq, as opposed to Berber-borrowed زَلْمُومِيَّة (zalmūmiyya), زَرْمُومِيَّة (zarmūmiyya) ruling the Maghreb, in addition to Levantine حِرْذَوْن (ḥirḏawn). Apparently traditional Arabic lizard names are just ضَبّ (ḍabb) and عَظَاءَة (ʕaẓāʔa), while سِحْلِيَّة (siḥliyya) is another Aramaic term terminating in -īṯā, see حِسْل (ḥisl, “young of a spiny-tailed lizard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siħ.lij.ja/
Noun
سِحْلِيَّة • (siḥliyya) f (plural سَحَالٍ (saḥālin))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سِحْلِيَّة siḥliyya |
السِّحْلِيَّة as-siḥliyya |
سِحْلِيَّة siḥliyyat |
| nominative | سِحْلِيَّةٌ siḥliyyatun |
السِّحْلِيَّةُ as-siḥliyyatu |
سِحْلِيَّةُ siḥliyyatu |
| accusative | سِحْلِيَّةً siḥliyyatan |
السِّحْلِيَّةَ as-siḥliyyata |
سِحْلِيَّةَ siḥliyyata |
| genitive | سِحْلِيَّةٍ siḥliyyatin |
السِّحْلِيَّةِ as-siḥliyyati |
سِحْلِيَّةِ siḥliyyati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | سِحْلِيَّتَيْن siḥliyyatayn |
السِّحْلِيَّتَيْن as-siḥliyyatayn |
سِحْلِيَّتَيْ siḥliyyatay |
| nominative | سِحْلِيَّتَانِ siḥliyyatāni |
السِّحْلِيَّتَانِ as-siḥliyyatāni |
سِحْلِيَّتَا siḥliyyatā |
| accusative | سِحْلِيَّتَيْنِ siḥliyyatayni |
السِّحْلِيَّتَيْنِ as-siḥliyyatayni |
سِحْلِيَّتَيْ siḥliyyatay |
| genitive | سِحْلِيَّتَيْنِ siḥliyyatayni |
السِّحْلِيَّتَيْنِ as-siḥliyyatayni |
سِحْلِيَّتَيْ siḥliyyatay |
| plural | broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَحَالِي saḥālī |
السَّحَالِي as-saḥālī |
سَحَالِي saḥālī |
| nominative | سَحَالٍ saḥālin |
السَّحَالِي as-saḥālī |
سَحَالِي saḥālī |
| accusative | سَحَالِيَ saḥāliya |
السَّحَالِيَ as-saḥāliya |
سَحَالِيَ saḥāliya |
| genitive | سَحَالٍ saḥālin |
السَّحَالِي as-saḥālī |
سَحَالِي saḥālī |
References
- Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, pages 361–363
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “سحل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic سِحْلِيَّة (siḥliyya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saħ.lij.ja/
Noun
سحلية • (saḥliyya) f (plural سحالي (saḥāli))
See also
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic سِحْلِيَّة (siḥliyya).
Noun
سحلية • (saḥliyye) f (plural سحالي (saḥāli))