قشلة
See also: قشله
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قیشله (kışla, “barracks”).
The sense of a hospital derives as a euphemism employed by soldiers.
All senses are outdated in literary use and belong to the 19th century but this word is still used in names of specific objects.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qaʃ.la/
Noun
قَشْلَة • (qašla) f (plural قِشَل (qišal)) (archaic)
- barracks
- Synonym: ثَكَنَة (ṯakana)
- 1835, كتاب القوانين الداخلية المتعلق بمشاة عساكر الجهادية, قانون ٣٤٠, page 80:
- ضباط الصف والأنفار الذين بصدد الخروج من القشلة يشرع كل واحد منهم في لبس قيافته المقننة بعد ضرب نوبة الجمعية.
- Field officers and units which are about to leave the barracks are required each one to wear the prescribed apparel after taking up joint guard duty.
- (Egypt, 19th century) hospital, hospice
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَشْلَة qašla |
الْقَشْلَة al-qašla |
قَشْلَة qašlat |
| nominative | قَشْلَةٌ qašlatun |
الْقَشْلَةُ al-qašlatu |
قَشْلَةُ qašlatu |
| accusative | قَشْلَةً qašlatan |
الْقَشْلَةَ al-qašlata |
قَشْلَةَ qašlata |
| genitive | قَشْلَةٍ qašlatin |
الْقَشْلَةِ al-qašlati |
قَشْلَةِ qašlati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | قَشْلَتَيْن qašlatayn |
الْقَشْلَتَيْن al-qašlatayn |
قَشْلَتَيْ qašlatay |
| nominative | قَشْلَتَانِ qašlatāni |
الْقَشْلَتَانِ al-qašlatāni |
قَشْلَتَا qašlatā |
| accusative | قَشْلَتَيْنِ qašlatayni |
الْقَشْلَتَيْنِ al-qašlatayni |
قَشْلَتَيْ qašlatay |
| genitive | قَشْلَتَيْنِ qašlatayni |
الْقَشْلَتَيْنِ al-qašlatayni |
قَشْلَتَيْ qašlatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قِشَل qišal |
الْقِشَل al-qišal |
قِشَل qišal |
| nominative | قِشَلٌ qišalun |
الْقِشَلُ al-qišalu |
قِشَلُ qišalu |
| accusative | قِشَلًا qišalan |
الْقِشَلَ al-qišala |
قِشَلَ qišala |
| genitive | قِشَلٍ qišalin |
الْقِشَلِ al-qišali |
قِشَلِ qišali |
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 17–19
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qaʃ.la/
Noun
قشلة • (qašla) f (plural قشلات (qašlāt) or قشالي)