سلسلة

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See also: سلسلہ and سلسله

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic שִׁלְשֶׁלְתָּא (šilšeltā, chain), from Akkadian 𒉠𒂡𒂡 (/⁠šeršerratu⁠/, chains), likely onomatopoeic of rattling chains; cognates with (Hebrew שַׁרְשְׁרָה (šaršərā), Classical Syriac ܫܝܫܠܬܐ (šēšaltā), Amharic ሰንሰለት (sänsälät), Old Armenian շղթայ (šłtʻay), Sumerian 𒋢𒂡𒂡 (/⁠šeršer⁠/, chains) likely derived from the common Semitic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sil.si.la/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

سِلْسِلَة (silsilaf (plural سَلَاسِل (salāsil))

  1. iron chain
  2. (literally or figuratively) chain
  3. (obsolete) a kind of rope or cord
  4. series

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 290
  • Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 18
  • “šeršerratu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992, pages 320–321
  • šlšlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “šeršer ”, in The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
  • H8333 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ل س ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila).

Pronunciation

Noun

سلسلة (silsilef (plural سلاسل (salāsel))

  1. chain
    سلسلة جبالsilsilet jbālmountain range
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)
  2. series