From the root ش ل ل (š-l-l) meaning "to be taken away", "to pour forth or scatter", "to drive away or chasing off in groups"; applied to herds of camels and to companies of men.
شَلَّة • (šalla) f (plural شَلَّات (šallāt))
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَلَّة šalla |
الشَّلَّة aš-šalla |
شَلَّة šallat |
Nominative | شَلَّةٌ šallatun |
الشَّلَّةُ aš-šallatu |
شَلَّةُ šallatu |
Accusative | شَلَّةً šallatan |
الشَّلَّةَ aš-šallata |
شَلَّةَ šallata |
Genitive | شَلَّةٍ šallatin |
الشَّلَّةِ aš-šallati |
شَلَّةِ šallati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | شَلَّتَيْن šallatayn |
الشَّلَّتَيْن aš-šallatayn |
شَلَّتَيْ šallatay |
Nominative | شَلَّتَانِ šallatāni |
الشَّلَّتَانِ aš-šallatāni |
شَلَّتَا šallatā |
Accusative | شَلَّتَيْنِ šallatayni |
الشَّلَّتَيْنِ aš-šallatayni |
شَلَّتَيْ šallatay |
Genitive | شَلَّتَيْنِ šallatayni |
الشَّلَّتَيْنِ aš-šallatayni |
شَلَّتَيْ šallatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَلَّات šallāt |
الشَّلَّات aš-šallāt |
شَلَّات šallāt |
Nominative | شَلَّاتٌ šallātun |
الشَّلَّاتُ aš-šallātu |
شَلَّاتُ šallātu |
Accusative | شَلَّاتٍ šallātin |
الشَّلَّاتِ aš-šallāti |
شَلَّاتِ šallāti |
Genitive | شَلَّاتٍ šallātin |
الشَّلَّاتِ aš-šallāti |
شَلَّاتِ šallāti |
Borrowed from a form related to Classical Syriac ܫܶܠܳܠܳܐ (šəlālā, “suture; implication, convoluted situation; stonelet (?); *skein”), cognate with Arabic سَلِيلَة (salīla, “oblong strips of muscles; a long slice of material;”); see also شَلِيل (šalīl, “wrap of cloth used as padding under the rear of a camel's saddle”).
شِلَّة • (šilla) f (plural شِلَل (šilal))
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شِلَّة šilla |
الشِّلَّة aš-šilla |
شِلَّة šillat |
Nominative | شِلَّةٌ šillatun |
الشِّلَّةُ aš-šillatu |
شِلَّةُ šillatu |
Accusative | شِلَّةً šillatan |
الشِّلَّةَ aš-šillata |
شِلَّةَ šillata |
Genitive | شِلَّةٍ šillatin |
الشِّلَّةِ aš-šillati |
شِلَّةِ šillati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | شِلَّتَيْن šillatayn |
الشِّلَّتَيْن aš-šillatayn |
شِلَّتَيْ šillatay |
Nominative | شِلَّتَانِ šillatāni |
الشِّلَّتَانِ aš-šillatāni |
شِلَّتَا šillatā |
Accusative | شِلَّتَيْنِ šillatayni |
الشِّلَّتَيْنِ aš-šillatayni |
شِلَّتَيْ šillatay |
Genitive | شِلَّتَيْنِ šillatayni |
الشِّلَّتَيْنِ aš-šillatayni |
شِلَّتَيْ šillatay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شِلَل šilal |
الشِّلَل aš-šilal |
شِلَل šilal |
Nominative | شِلَلٌ šilalun |
الشِّلَلُ aš-šilalu |
شِلَلُ šilalu |
Accusative | شِلَلًا šilalan |
الشِّلَلَ aš-šilala |
شِلَلَ šilala |
Genitive | شِلَلٍ šilalin |
الشِّلَلِ aš-šilali |
شِلَلِ šilali |
From Arabic شَلَّة (šalla, “squad”).
شلة • (šalla)