سل

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س ل ل (s l l)
10 terms

Cognate to Classical Syriac ܫܠܳܐ (šəllā, “to pull out gently”) and Hebrew שָׁלַל (šālal, “to draw out”), Ge'ez ሰሰለ (säsälä, “to withdraw”).

Verb

سَلَّ • (salla) I (non-past يَسُلُّ (yasullu), verbal noun سَلّ (sall))

  1. to pull out, to withdraw, to draw, to remove gently
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 1:187:
      مَنْ سَلَّ عَلَيْنَا السَّيْفَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا.
      man salla ʕalaynā s-sayfa falaysa minnā.
      He who draws the sword against us is none of us.
  2. (passive voice) to suffer tuberculosis, to be consumptive
Conjugation
    Conjugation of سَلَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun سَلّ)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		سَلّ
sall
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		سَالّ
sāll
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مَسْلُول
maslūl
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m سَلَلْتُ
salaltu 		سَلَلْتَ
salalta 		سَلَّ
salla 		سَلَلْتُمَا
salaltumā 		سَلَّا
sallā 		سَلَلْنَا
salalnā 		سَلَلْتُمْ
salaltum 		سَلُّوا
sallū
f سَلَلْتِ
salalti 		سَلَّتْ
sallat 		سَلَّتَا
sallatā 		سَلَلْتُنَّ
salaltunna 		سَلَلْنَ
salalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَسُلُّ
ʔasullu 		تَسُلُّ
tasullu 		يَسُلُّ
yasullu 		تَسُلَّانِ
tasullāni 		يَسُلَّانِ
yasullāni 		نَسُلُّ
nasullu 		تَسُلُّونَ
tasullūna 		يَسُلُّونَ
yasullūna
f تَسُلِّينَ
tasullīna 		تَسُلُّ
tasullu 		تَسُلَّانِ
tasullāni 		تَسْلُلْنَ
taslulna 		يَسْلُلْنَ
yaslulna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَسُلَّ
ʔasulla 		تَسُلَّ
tasulla 		يَسُلَّ
yasulla 		تَسُلَّا
tasullā 		يَسُلَّا
yasullā 		نَسُلَّ
nasulla 		تَسُلُّوا
tasullū 		يَسُلُّوا
yasullū
f تَسُلِّي
tasullī 		تَسُلَّ
tasulla 		تَسُلَّا
tasullā 		تَسْلُلْنَ
taslulna 		يَسْلُلْنَ
yaslulna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَسُلَّ, أَسُلِّ, أَسْلُلْ
ʔasulla, ʔasulli, ʔaslul 		تَسُلَّ, تَسُلِّ, تَسْلُلْ
tasulla, tasulli, taslul 		يَسُلَّ, يَسُلِّ, يَسْلُلْ
yasulla, yasulli, yaslul 		تَسُلَّا
tasullā 		يَسُلَّا
yasullā 		نَسُلَّ, نَسُلِّ, نَسْلُلْ
nasulla, nasulli, naslul 		تَسُلُّوا
tasullū 		يَسُلُّوا
yasullū
f تَسُلِّي
tasullī 		تَسُلَّ, تَسُلِّ, تَسْلُلْ
tasulla, tasulli, taslul 		تَسُلَّا
tasullā 		تَسْلُلْنَ
taslulna 		يَسْلُلْنَ
yaslulna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m سُلَّ, سُلِّ, اُسْلُلْ
sulla, sulli, uslul 		سُلَّا
sullā 		سُلُّوا
sullū
f سُلِّي
sullī 		اُسْلُلْنَ
uslulna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m سُلِلْتُ
suliltu 		سُلِلْتَ
sulilta 		سُلَّ
sulla 		سُلِلْتُمَا
suliltumā 		سُلَّا
sullā 		سُلِلْنَا
sulilnā 		سُلِلْتُمْ
suliltum 		سُلُّوا
sullū
f سُلِلْتِ
sulilti 		سُلَّتْ
sullat 		سُلَّتَا
sullatā 		سُلِلْتُنَّ
suliltunna 		سُلِلْنَ
sulilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُسَلُّ
ʔusallu 		تُسَلُّ
tusallu 		يُسَلُّ
yusallu 		تُسَلَّانِ
tusallāni 		يُسَلَّانِ
yusallāni 		نُسَلُّ
nusallu 		تُسَلُّونَ
tusallūna 		يُسَلُّونَ
yusallūna
f تُسَلِّينَ
tusallīna 		تُسَلُّ
tusallu 		تُسَلَّانِ
tusallāni 		تُسْلَلْنَ
tuslalna 		يُسْلَلْنَ
yuslalna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُسَلَّ
ʔusalla 		تُسَلَّ
tusalla 		يُسَلَّ
yusalla 		تُسَلَّا
tusallā 		يُسَلَّا
yusallā 		نُسَلَّ
nusalla 		تُسَلُّوا
tusallū 		يُسَلُّوا
yusallū
f تُسَلِّي
tusallī 		تُسَلَّ
tusalla 		تُسَلَّا
tusallā 		تُسْلَلْنَ
tuslalna 		يُسْلَلْنَ
yuslalna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُسَلَّ, أُسَلِّ, أُسْلَلْ
ʔusalla, ʔusalli, ʔuslal 		تُسَلَّ, تُسَلِّ, تُسْلَلْ
tusalla, tusalli, tuslal 		يُسَلَّ, يُسَلِّ, يُسْلَلْ
yusalla, yusalli, yuslal 		تُسَلَّا
tusallā 		يُسَلَّا
yusallā 		نُسَلَّ, نُسَلِّ, نُسْلَلْ
nusalla, nusalli, nuslal 		تُسَلُّوا
tusallū 		يُسَلُّوا
yusallū
f تُسَلِّي
tusallī 		تُسَلَّ, تُسَلِّ, تُسْلَلْ
tusalla, tusalli, tuslal 		تُسَلَّا
tusallā 		تُسْلَلْنَ
tuslalna 		يُسْلَلْنَ
yuslalna

Noun

سَلّ • (sall) m

  1. verbal noun of سَلَّ (salla) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun سَلّ (sall)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَلّ
sall 		السَّلّ
as-sall 		سَلّ
sall
Nominative سَلٌّ
sallun 		السَّلُّ
as-sallu 		سَلُّ
sallu
Accusative سَلًّا
sallan 		السَّلَّ
as-salla 		سَلَّ
salla
Genitive سَلٍّ
sallin 		السَّلِّ
as-salli 		سَلِّ
salli

Noun

سُلّ or سِلّ • (sull or sill) m

  1. tuberculosis
Declension
Declension of noun سُلّ (sull)‎; سِلّ (sill)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُلّ‎; سِلّ
sull‎; sill 		السُّلّ‎; السِّلّ
as-sull‎; as-sill 		سُلّ‎; سِلّ
sull‎; sill
Nominative سُلٌّ‎; سِلٌّ
sullun‎; sillun 		السُّلُّ‎; السِّلُّ
as-sullu‎; as-sillu 		سُلُّ‎; سِلُّ
sullu‎; sillu
Accusative سُلًّا‎; سِلًّا
sullan‎; sillan 		السُّلَّ‎; السِّلَّ
as-sulla‎; as-silla 		سُلَّ‎; سِلَّ
sulla‎; silla
Genitive سُلٍّ‎; سِلٍّ
sullin‎; sillin 		السُّلِّ‎; السِّلِّ
as-sulli‎; as-silli 		سُلِّ‎; سِلِّ
sulli‎; silli

Descendants

  • Kurdish:
    → Central Kurdish: سیل (sîl)
    → Southern Kurdish: سڵ (sill)
  • → Persian: سل (sel)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic סַלָּא / ܣܰܠܳܐ (sallā, “basket”).

Alternative forms

Noun

سَلّ • (sall) m (plural سِلَال (silāl))

  1. basket
Declension
Declension of noun سَلّ (sall)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَلّ
sall 		السَّلّ
as-sall 		سَلّ
sall
Nominative سَلٌّ
sallun 		السَّلُّ
as-sallu 		سَلُّ
sallu
Accusative سَلًّا
sallan 		السَّلَّ
as-salla 		سَلَّ
salla
Genitive سَلٍّ
sallin 		السَّلِّ
as-salli 		سَلِّ
salli
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَلَّيْن
sallayn 		السَّلَّيْن
as-sallayn 		سَلَّيْ
sallay
Nominative سَلَّانِ
sallāni 		السَّلَّانِ
as-sallāni 		سَلَّا
sallā
Accusative سَلَّيْنِ
sallayni 		السَّلَّيْنِ
as-sallayni 		سَلَّيْ
sallay
Genitive سَلَّيْنِ
sallayni 		السَّلَّيْنِ
as-sallayni 		سَلَّيْ
sallay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِلَال
silāl 		السِّلَال
as-silāl 		سِلَال
silāl
Nominative سِلَالٌ
silālun 		السِّلَالُ
as-silālu 		سِلَالُ
silālu
Accusative سِلَالًا
silālan 		السِّلَالَ
as-silāla 		سِلَالَ
silāla
Genitive سِلَالٍ
silālin 		السِّلَالِ
as-silāli 		سِلَالِ
silāli

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

سَلْ • (sal) (form I) /sal/

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of سَأَلَ (saʔala)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

سل (form I)

  1. سِلْ (sil) /sil/: second-person masculine singular imperative of سَالَ (sāla)
  2. سَلْ (sal) /sal/: second-person masculine singular imperative of سَالَ (sāla)

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 75–76
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “سل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 336

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Vulgar variant of سیل (seyl)

Noun

سل • (sel)

  1. Alternative form of سیل, flood

Descendants

Pashto

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *catám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćatám.

Pronunciation

Numeral

سل • (sël)

  1. hundred

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سِلّ (sill).

Noun

سل • (sell)

  1. tuberculosis

Etymology 2

Noun

سل • (sol)

  1. (music) G, Sol (the fifth note of the fixed-Do solfège scale)
  2. (music) Sol (the fifth note of the movable-Do solfège scale, i.e. the dominant)
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