سلسله

See also: سلسلہ and سلسلة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila, “chain”), through Persian سلسله (selsele).

Noun

سلسله • (silsile) (plural سلاسل (silasil))

  1. chain, a series of interconnected rings or links
    Synonym: زنجیر (zincir)
  2. chain, series, sequence, a number of things that follow on one after the other

Derived terms

  • سلسله جبال (silsile-i cibal, “chain of mountains”)
  • سلسلهء مراتب (silsile-i meratib, “hierarchy”)
  • سلسله‌دار (silsiledar, “guardian of a chain”)
  • سلسله‌نامه (silsilename, “genealogical list, pedigree”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: silsile
  • → Armenian: սինսիլե (sinsile), սըլսըլա (səlsəla)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? silsila
Dari reading? silsila
Iranian reading? selsele
Tajik reading? silsila

Noun

سلسله • (silsila / selsele) (plural سلسله‌ها (silsila-hā / selsele-hâ), Tajik spelling силсила)

  1. chain
  2. series
  3. dynasty
  4. hierarchy
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