ሰይል

Ge'ez

Etymology 1

Univerbation of ሰይ (säy, “woe”) +‎ ለ- (lä-, “for”).

Interjection

ሰይል • (säyl)

  1. woe! alas!
    Synonyms: አሌ (ʾäle), ወይል (wäyl), ወይሌ (wäyle)

Noun

ሰይል • (säyl)

  1. woe, sorrow, malum, calamity

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *šilyat-.

Noun

ሰይል • (säyl)

  1. foetus, embryo

References

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