سلسلة

See also: سلسلہ and سلسله

Arabic

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
  • → Azerbaijani: silsilə
  • → Bengali: সিলসিলা (silsila)
  • → Persian: سلسله (selsele)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: سلسله (silsile)
      • → Turkish: silsile
      • → Armenian: սինսիլե (sinsile), սըլսըլա (səlsəla)
    • → Urdu: سلسلہ
  • → Malay: silsilah

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 [CHAIN]”, 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
  • IPA(key): /sil.si.le/, [ˈsɪl.sɪ.le]
  • IPA(key): /sil.si.la/, [ˈsɪl.sɪ.la]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

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

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