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North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Probably related with Maltese xlief (“fishing line”) and xellef (“to chip”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
شَلَف • (šalaf) (non-past يشلُف ,يشلِف (yišlof, yišlef), verbal noun شلف, šaləf)
- to toss, to hurl, to throw
Derived terms
Verb
شلّف • (šallaf)
- to pack the luggage
- (by extension) to leave one's home, to move (from عن)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian шала́ва (šaláva).
Pronunciation
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šalf
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| Dari reading?
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šalf
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šalf
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šalf
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Noun
شلف • (šalf)
- (derogatory) a prostitute, a whore