سلسلة

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See also: سلسلہ, and سلسله

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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 • (silsila) f (plural سَلَاسِل (salāsil))

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

Declension

Declension of noun سِلْسِلَة (silsila)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِلْسِلَة
silsila 		السِّلْسِلَة
as-silsila 		سِلْسِلَة
silsilat
Nominative سِلْسِلَةٌ
silsilatun 		السِّلْسِلَةُ
as-silsilatu 		سِلْسِلَةُ
silsilatu
Accusative سِلْسِلَةً
silsilatan 		السِّلْسِلَةَ
as-silsilata 		سِلْسِلَةَ
silsilata
Genitive سِلْسِلَةٍ
silsilatin 		السِّلْسِلَةِ
as-silsilati 		سِلْسِلَةِ
silsilati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِلْسِلَتَيْن
silsilatayn 		السِّلْسِلَتَيْن
as-silsilatayn 		سِلْسِلَتَيْ
silsilatay
Nominative سِلْسِلَتَانِ
silsilatāni 		السِّلْسِلَتَانِ
as-silsilatāni 		سِلْسِلَتَا
silsilatā
Accusative سِلْسِلَتَيْنِ
silsilatayni 		السِّلْسِلَتَيْنِ
as-silsilatayni 		سِلْسِلَتَيْ
silsilatay
Genitive سِلْسِلَتَيْنِ
silsilatayni 		السِّلْسِلَتَيْنِ
as-silsilatayni 		سِلْسِلَتَيْ
silsilatay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَلَاسِل
salāsil 		السَّلَاسِل
as-salāsil 		سَلَاسِل
salāsil
Nominative سَلَاسِلُ
salāsilu 		السَّلَاسِلُ
as-salāsilu 		سَلَاسِلُ
salāsilu
Accusative سَلَاسِلَ
salāsila 		السَّلَاسِلَ
as-salāsila 		سَلَاسِلَ
salāsila
Genitive سَلَاسِلَ
salāsila 		السَّلَاسِلِ
as-salāsili 		سَلَاسِلِ
salāsili

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 • (silsile) f (plural سلاسل (salāsel))

  1. chain
    سلسلة جبال ― silsilet jbāl ― mountain range
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)
  2. series
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