سلة

Arabic

Pronunciation

• Etymology 1, 2: IPA^(key): /sal.la/,

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• Etymology 3: IPA^(key): /sil.la/, IPA^(key): /sul.la/

Etymology 1

Instance noun of سَلّ (sall, “drawing out”).

Noun

سَلَّة • (salla) f (plural سَلَّات (sallāt))

1. instance noun of سَلّ (sall, “drawing out”).

Declension

Declension of noun سَلَّة (salla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّة salla	السَّلَّة as-salla	سَلَّة sallat
Nominative	سَلَّةٌ sallatun	السَّلَّةُ as-sallatu	سَلَّةُ sallatu
Accusative	سَلَّةً sallatan	السَّلَّةَ as-sallata	سَلَّةَ sallata
Genitive	سَلَّةٍ sallatin	السَّلَّةِ as-sallati	سَلَّةِ sallati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّتَيْن sallatayn	السَّلَّتَيْن as-sallatayn	سَلَّتَيْ sallatay
Nominative	سَلَّتَانِ sallatāni	السَّلَّتَانِ as-sallatāni	سَلَّتَا sallatā
Accusative	سَلَّتَيْنِ sallatayni	السَّلَّتَيْنِ as-sallatayni	سَلَّتَيْ sallatay
Genitive	سَلَّتَيْنِ sallatayni	السَّلَّتَيْنِ as-sallatayni	سَلَّتَيْ sallatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّات sallāt	السَّلَّات as-sallāt	سَلَّات sallāt
Nominative	سَلَّاتٌ sallātun	السَّلَّاتُ as-sallātu	سَلَّاتُ sallātu
Accusative	سَلَّاتٍ sallātin	السَّلَّاتِ as-sallāti	سَلَّاتِ sallāti
Genitive	سَلَّاتٍ sallātin	السَّلَّاتِ as-sallāti	سَلَّاتِ sallāti

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic סַלְּתָא (salləṯā, “basket”).

Alternative forms

• سَلّ (sall)

Noun

سَلَّة • (salla) f (plural سِلَال (silāl) or سَلَّات (sallāt))

1. basket

Declension

Declension of noun سَلَّة (salla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّة salla	السَّلَّة as-salla	سَلَّة sallat
Nominative	سَلَّةٌ sallatun	السَّلَّةُ as-sallatu	سَلَّةُ sallatu
Accusative	سَلَّةً sallatan	السَّلَّةَ as-sallata	سَلَّةَ sallata
Genitive	سَلَّةٍ sallatin	السَّلَّةِ as-sallati	سَلَّةِ sallati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَّتَيْن sallatayn	السَّلَّتَيْن as-sallatayn	سَلَّتَيْ sallatay
Nominative	سَلَّتَانِ sallatāni	السَّلَّتَانِ as-sallatāni	سَلَّتَا sallatā
Accusative	سَلَّتَيْنِ sallatayni	السَّلَّتَيْنِ as-sallatayni	سَلَّتَيْ sallatay
Genitive	سَلَّتَيْنِ sallatayni	السَّلَّتَيْنِ as-sallatayni	سَلَّتَيْ sallatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِلَال‎; سَلَّات silāl‎; sallāt	السِّلَال‎; السَّلَّات as-silāl‎; as-sallāt	سِلَال‎; سَلَّات silāl‎; sallāt
Nominative	سِلَالٌ‎; سَلَّاتٌ silālun‎; sallātun	السِّلَالُ‎; السَّلَّاتُ as-silālu‎; as-sallātu	سِلَالُ‎; سَلَّاتُ silālu‎; sallātu
Accusative	سِلَالًا‎; سَلَّاتٍ silālan‎; sallātin	السِّلَالَ‎; السَّلَّاتِ as-silāla‎; as-sallāti	سِلَالَ‎; سَلَّاتِ silāla‎; sallāti
Genitive	سِلَالٍ‎; سَلَّاتٍ silālin‎; sallātin	السِّلَالِ‎; السَّلَّاتِ as-silāli‎; as-sallāti	سِلَالِ‎; سَلَّاتِ silāli‎; sallāti

Derived terms

• كُرَة اَلسَّلَّة (kurat as-salla, “basketball”)

Descendants

• Kurdish:

  → Central Kurdish: سەلە (sele, “wicker tray”)

• → Middle Armenian: սալայ (salay)

Etymology 3

سِلَّة – Hedysarum coronarium

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܠܬܐ (seltā, “moss, lichen, seawead; a contemptible plant”); compare Hebrew סִלֹּון (sillōn, “briar”).

Noun

سِلَّة or سُلَّة • (silla or sulla) f

1. sweetvetch (Hedysarum spp.)

Declension

Declension of noun سِلَّة (silla)‎; سُلَّة (sulla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِلَّة‎; سُلَّة silla‎; sulla	السِّلَّة‎; السُّلَّة as-silla‎; as-sulla	سِلَّة‎; سُلَّة sillat‎; sullat
Nominative	سِلَّةٌ‎; سُلَّةٌ sillatun‎; sullatun	السِّلَّةُ‎; السُّلَّةُ as-sillatu‎; as-sullatu	سِلَّةُ‎; سُلَّةُ sillatu‎; sullatu
Accusative	سِلَّةً‎; سُلَّةً sillatan‎; sullatan	السِّلَّةَ‎; السُّلَّةَ as-sillata‎; as-sullata	سِلَّةَ‎; سُلَّةَ sillata‎; sullata
Genitive	سِلَّةٍ‎; سُلَّةٍ sillatin‎; sullatin	السِّلَّةِ‎; السُّلَّةِ as-sillati‎; as-sullati	سِلَّةِ‎; سُلَّةِ sillati‎; sullati

Descendants

• Maltese: silla, sulla (uncommon)
• → Catalan: sulla
• → English: sulla, soola, soola clover
• → Kabyle: tasulla
• → Spanish: sulla, zulla
  • → Italian: sulla
  • → Sicilian: suḍḍa

References

• Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 29)‎^[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 259
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 75–76
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “سلة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 336
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “سلة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1396
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سلة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَّة (salla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sal.le/, [ˈsal.le]
• IPA^(key): /sal.la/, [ˈsal.la]

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Noun

سلّة • (salle) f (plural سلال (slāl) or سلّات (sallāt))

1. basket, bin

   سلّة زبالة ― sallet zbāle ― trash can, rubbish bin

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