سلة
Arabic
Pronunciation
- Etymology 1, 2: IPA(key): /sal.la/,
Audio: (file) - 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))
- instance noun of سَلّ (sall, “drawing out”).
Declension
| 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))
Declension
| 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
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
- sweetvetch (Hedysarum spp.)
Declension
| 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 (uncommon)
- → 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)[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, →LCCN, 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[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 336
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “سلة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1396.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سلة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[3], London: W.H. Allen