شلة

See also: شله

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)
singular	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
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 a form related to Classical Syriac ܫܶܠܳܠܳܐ (šəlālā, “suture; implication, convoluted situation; stonelet (?); *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)
singular	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
plural	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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شَلَّة (šalla, “squad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃal.la/

Adverb

شلة • (šalla)

many, much
عندي شلة ما نعمل هاد النهار، خليني نخدم على خاطري
ʕandi šalla ma naʕmal hād en-nhār, ḵallīni naḵdam ʕla ḵātri
I have much work to do today, leave me work in peace

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شَلَّة (šalla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃil.le/, [ʃɪl.le]
IPA^(key): /ʃil.la/, [ʃɪl.la]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

شلّة • (šille) m (plural شلّات (šillāt) or شِلل (šilal))

friend group, clique, squad, crew, gang