شهلاء

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Arabic

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Adjective

شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔf

  1. feminine singular of أَشْهَل (ʔašhal)

Proper noun

شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔf

  1. a female given name, Shahla
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 2

Said by Ibn Faris to be originally شَكْلَاء (šaklāʔ).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ? (obsolete)

  1. want[1]
Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lane, Edward William (1863) “شهلاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate